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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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Gabrielle Union

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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. "

" 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. "

" I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years. "

" I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher. "

" 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. "

Gabrielle Union

Complex

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" People think that celebs make a lot more money than we do. We look for bargains and we do a lot of stuff on our own. "

" 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

Money

Job

" 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. "

Gabrielle Union

Hot

Race

" Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. "

" The guys I tended to date, you know, didn't necessarily have it altogether but I had a great time. "

" You get so afraid of failure and so afraid of losing and so afraid of not being the best that it's not a natural drive - it's born out of fear of failure. Which helps in Hollywood. "

" My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska. "

" You have to develop a very thick skin. "

" I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love. "

" I've dated a number of 'mama's boys.' "

" I was at one time a football wife, and there is a certain level of bonding that happens between women who are the wives of football players. "

" If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled. "

" Before I got married, I dated the gamut. "

" 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. "

Gabrielle Union

Going

Someone

" I don't get enough sleep so I always have undereye bags. "

" I think there's a lot of things that occur within the African-American community, that we would prefer to stay within the African-American community - that we get a little nervous when you start having scenes or dialogue that we know is going to be viewed and heard on a national or global scale. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" 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!' "

" 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. "

" If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world. "

" I'm not the type to lay out on the beach, but I do love to work out outside, and that can really take a toll on your skin! "

" 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! "

" 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! "