Gabrielle Union Quotes and Sayings - Page 1
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“You know what lasts longer than beauty? Being smart.”
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“If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world.”
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“We all have to let go of the Prince Charming complex and realize he doesn't necessarily exist in the package we assume he'll come in.”
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“When someone who loves and cares about me compliments me, I feel more glamorous than when the flashbulbs are going off on the red carpet.”
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“I'm not going to change the world overnight. It's one person at a time, and hopefully they're people in positions of power who can help people get in those roles and really, truly embrace colorblind casting.”
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“We give a lot of others significance in our lives even when they don't deserve it. It doesn't matter if they're family or if you've known them forever. If they're not good for you, they've got to go.”
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“I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher.”
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“I don't get enough sleep so I always have undereye bags.”
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“I just kind of assumed that you do a movie and then you leave and you hop onto the next thing. I never thought that people are actually buddies.”
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“I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience.”
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“I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.”
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“I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.”
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“Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty.”
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“I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love.”
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“I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years.”
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“But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday.”
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“A couple of my friends started having babies, and I thought, 'Maybe one day, with the right guy.' I have to find the guy first.”
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“Before I got married, I dated the gamut.”
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“I just thought acting would be something to help out with my student loans, but my first year as an actress, I made more money than my parents. That's when I realized it could turn into a career. After that, I put everything I had into it.”
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“In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast.”
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“All minorities think they're immune, but we're absolutely part of the one in five that gets skin cancer! It's a myth, and myths are meant to be debunked!”
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“As a newly married person, as much as I would love for my husband to buy into the 'my way or the highway' philosophy, you realize it's all about compromising and finding some sort of middle ground that everyone can live with.”
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“It's easy to pretend 'to be fierce and fearless because living your truth takes real courage. Real fearless and fierce women admit mistakes and they work to correct them. We stand up and we use our voices for things other than self promotion. We don't stand by and let racism and sexism and homophobia run rapid on our watch. Real fearless and fierce women complement other women and we recognize and embrace that their shine in no way diminishes our light and that it actually makes our light shine brighter.”
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“Sometimes it's not even a role that's specifically written for a woman. It could be a role written for a white man or Asian man, or Latino. If it's something that I feel I could do well, I go after it. Especially if it's nothing that has to be gender or race specific, I'm all over it.”
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“After Halle Berry does her films and Queen Latifah does her films, it's left to all the black, Latino and Asian actresses to fight over a couple of roles. I opted for some TV. There's just not a ton of work in film.”
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“I can't just say one time of the year I'm going to do something different. I have to commit to a lifestyle behavioral change and just try to be a little bit better today than I was yesterday.”
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“In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.”
-- Gabrielle Union