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" 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!' "
Gabrielle Union
School
Marry
Teeth
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" In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis. "
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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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" The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days. "
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" In Hollywood, marriages are kind of expected to fail. "
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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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" If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled. "
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" You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night. "
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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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" I drink a gallon of water a day. "
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Gallon
Water
" I'm not sensitive, I'm not a weepy person. "
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" 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! "
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You
Child
" Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive. "
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Men
" 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've dated a number of 'mama's boys.' "
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Mama
" A lot of women seem to think the way to ingratiate themselves is to put down other women or backstab. That's the quickest way to be eliminated from my life - try that with me, and you're out. "
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Me
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Think
" 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. "
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Time
Solitude
" 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. "
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Money
Me
Job
" 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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Thought
Money
Help
" I love horses. "
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Love
Horses
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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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Right
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Day
" You have to be resilient. "
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You
" I'm the kind of person whose clothes are all hung up and color-coordinated, to the point where my whites don't touch my creams. "
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" I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher. "
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" We don't consider black, urban films as 'indies,' though many of them are shot for under $10 million which is kind of the definition of an indie. "
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" I like meat and carbohydrates. "
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" My friends are very opinionated about the people I date. "
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" But I prefer to go to comedies. Give me Julia Roberts smiling anyday. "
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