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56 Great Quotes By Whoopi Goldberg That You Would Love To Remember

Famous As: Actress, Comedian and Host; Best Known for Her Role in 'The Color Purple' and 'Ghost'
Born On: 1955
Born In: Chelsea, New York, United States
Age: 69 Years
Caryn Elaine Goldberg, popularly known as Whoopi Goldberg, is an American comedian, actor, television show host and author, who is regarded as one of the most accomplished entertainers in Hollywood history. She has won a number of awards in her career for both her work on television as well as on the big screen. She also has the distinction of being the second black woman to have won the ‘Oscar’. Goldberg first tasted mainstream success with the film ‘The Color Purple’ in 1985, directed by Steven Spielberg and she never looked back since. However, she also became one of the most prominent comedians and television show hosts during her illustrious career, which goes to show her versatility as a media personality. Goldberg has been an outspoken personality, who has spoken about a range of subjects starting from politics, show business and racial integration to current affairs, which is why it is not a surprise that there are so many quotable quotes that have been delivered by her over the years. On the other hand, her ready wit and sense of humour has also provided immortal one-liners that would forever be remembered. Here is a collection of some of her most famous quotes and thoughts by Whoopi Goldberg.
Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

Art and life are subjective. Not everybody's gonna dig what I dig, but I reserve the right to dig it.

Whoopi Goldberg
We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.

Whoopi Goldberg
I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

I don't have pet peeves like some people. I have whole kennels of irritation.

Whoopi Goldberg
The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

The Africans know I'm not an African. I'm an American.

Whoopi Goldberg
Actors have no color. That's the art form.

Actors have no color. That's the art form.

Whoopi Goldberg
I'm as American as Chevrolet.

I'm as American as Chevrolet.

Whoopi Goldberg
I don't have to be bam, bam, bam, funny when I'm working. I can tell stories, and there's some funny in them.

I don't have to be bam, bam, bam, funny when I'm working. I can tell stories, and there's some funny in them.

Whoopi Goldberg
I have the strangest time to get cast in anything. 'Ghost' was the same thing. Six months I had to wait for them to decide they had seen everybody possible. Why not? What limits me? I'm black? Oh, am I black?

I have the strangest time to get cast in anything. 'Ghost' was the same thing. Six months I had to wait for them to decide they had seen everybody possible. Why not? What limits me? I'm black? Oh, am I black?

Whoopi Goldberg
Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Normal is nothing more than a cycle on a washing machine.

Whoopi Goldberg

All I really want to do is just keep acting, and some of it will stink, and some of it will be really good, and maybe when I'm 85 and presenting an Oscar like Bette Davis did, I can look back and say, 'It was okay, I did all right.'

Whoopi Goldberg
I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

I used my imagination to make the grass whatever color I wanted it to be.

Whoopi Goldberg
That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

That's the thing about Mother Nature, she really doesn't care what economic bracket you're in.

Whoopi Goldberg
I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done.

I am the American Dream. I am the epitome of what the American Dream basically said. It said you could come from anywhere and be anything you want in this country. That's exactly what I've done.

Whoopi Goldberg
We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

We're born with success. It is only others who point out our failures, and what they attribute to us as failure.

Whoopi Goldberg
Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.

Sitting at the table during Color Purple and looking up and suddenly realizing I was acting in front of Steven Spielberg, was pretty cool. It was pretty good.

Whoopi Goldberg
You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

You've got to vote for someone. It's a shame, but it's got to be done.

Whoopi Goldberg
When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

When you are kind to someone in trouble, you hope they'll remember and be kind to someone else. And it'll become like a wildfire.

Whoopi Goldberg
Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.

Normal is just a cycle on the washing machine.

Whoopi Goldberg
Everything for me is visual. That's just how my head works.

Everything for me is visual. That's just how my head works.

Whoopi Goldberg
It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it's got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling.

It bums me out tremendously what the church has become, and if it's got me bummed, imagine what Jesus Christ must be feeling.

Whoopi Goldberg
When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

When I was doing ensemble theater and comedy work, I felt I had some talents. But when I started doing my shows in Berkeley and found that I could be funny on my own, I was shocked.

Whoopi Goldberg
Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Normal is in the eye of the beholder.

Whoopi Goldberg
I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

I don't really view communism as a bad thing.

Whoopi Goldberg
When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to lie down and take their clothes off about. Work doesn't come to me; I go out and look for it.

When I started, I knew I didn't fit any visual that anyone was going to lie down and take their clothes off about. Work doesn't come to me; I go out and look for it.

Whoopi Goldberg
And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence or the other. I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.

And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence or the other. I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.

Whoopi Goldberg
Born ham, that's basically me.

Born ham, that's basically me.

Whoopi Goldberg
For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

For some reason, all artists have self-esteem issues.

Whoopi Goldberg
It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

It's being willing to walk away that gives you strength and power - if you're willing to accept the consequences of doing what you want to do.

Whoopi Goldberg
Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Things happen to you out of luck, and if you get to stick around it's because you're talented.

Whoopi Goldberg
You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

You know, be an actor because you love to act. Don't be an actor because you think you're going to get famous, because that's luck.

Whoopi Goldberg