“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.” YearsFirstsMadeHelpingWould BeTurnsParentActingCareersStudentsActressesI RealizedMore MoneyLoanStudent Loan Author:Gabrielle Union
“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.” DoeFilmFightingLeftBlackRolesTvsCoupleActressesQueensAsianLatinoBerries Author:Gabrielle Union
“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!” ThinkingFiveSkinsCancerMythMinoritiesMeant To BeImmuneSkin Cancer Author:Gabrielle Union
“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.” WayPersonsPhilosophyRealizingMiddleHusbandFindingsMarriedCompromiseMy WayMy HusbandHighwaysMiddle Ground Author:Gabrielle Union
“Drama can feel like therapy whereas comedy feels like there's been a pressure and a weight lifted off of you. You come to work and you laugh all day, you go home and you feel light and there's a certain feeling when you're sitting with the audience and they leave after 90 minutes and it's just pure escapism and they're happy.” FeelsFeelingsHomeLightCertainAudienceLaughingComedyMinutesDramaPureSittingWeightPressureTherapyEscapism Author:Gabrielle Union
“Hollywood panders to the 18-to-34 crowd. That demographic doesn't care about race and the package it comes in. They care about the hottest chick. They just like hot chicks.” CareRaceHollywoodHotCrowdsPackagesChicksDemographicsHottestHot Chick Author:Gabrielle Union
“I had to learn - since I'm divorced now and everyone is like, 'Oh my God, you're single, what's going on?' - that if I don't like to spend time with myself, how can I ask someone else to enjoy spending time with me? I'm getting to learn how to enjoy my solitude and have a good time.” IfsAsksEnjoySolitudeSpendingGood TimesDivorcedSpend TimeHaving A Good TimeSpending Time Author:Gabrielle Union
“I want to be Miss USA or Miss America. I would bring the trophy back to Nebraska. My interests are agriculture and corn. Hey, I'm just riding this train as long as I can. As long as I'm having fun, I'll do it. When it stops being fun, I'll try something else.” WantTryingLongI CanAmericaFunInterestMissingTrainHeyHaving FunUsaRidingAgricultureCornTrophiesNebraskaMiss America Author:Gabrielle Union
“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.” Has BeensFeelingsCareJobsCareersRolesTakenHavensInvolvedProjectsTablesDon't CareI Don't CareUneasy Author:Gabrielle Union
“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.” IfsMenFeelsWellsSometimesWhiteRaceRolesWrittenGenderOver ItWhite ManAsianLatino Author:Gabrielle Union
“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.” WayRealSelfUseLightRunningEasyVoiceMistakeWatchesRacismEmbraceShiningFearlessSexismFierceDiminishRapidsPromotionBrighterHomophobiaComplementSelf PromotionReal Courage Author:Gabrielle Union
“In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast.” KnowsPlayAgeGirlNextMomHollywoodGoldenBirthday60th BirthdayGolden Girls Author:Gabrielle Union
“When you want a break from dogs, and you take them to the kennel to the stars, no one thinks you're a bad pet owner. But when you have kids, you can't drop them off for three weeks without someone calling Child Protective Services!” ThinkingWantChildrenKidsThreeStarsBreakWeekDogCallingPetOwnersProtective Author:Gabrielle Union
“You know what lasts longer than beauty? Being smart.” KnowsLastsSmartBeing Smart Author:Gabrielle Union
“I was always in the popular crowd, but I really had atrocious teeth. I was encouraged to 'do well in school, 'cause no one's going to marry you!'” WellsSchoolCausesCrowdsTeeth Author:Gabrielle Union
“I love romantic comedies. They're for me the easiest thing to do and the most natural to do. There's nothing natural about holding an uzi hanging out of a moving van shooting at people. That's not second nature to me, thank God.” PeopleMovingNatureNaturalComedyShootingThings To DoHanging OutThank GodRomantic LoveVans Author:Gabrielle Union
“If we can have drones, we can have brown people on TV, and the world won't end! We need to catch up. We are painfully behind.” PeopleIfsWorldNeedsEndsBehindsTvsBrownDrones Author:Gabrielle Union
