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" My friends are very opinionated about the people I date. "
Gabrielle Union
Very
Friends
Opinionated
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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. "
Gabrielle Union
Gender
Feel
Woman
" I love TV. I love the stability of it. "
Gabrielle Union
Stability
TV
I Love
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Shot
Many
Kind
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Train
Long
Having Fun
" 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
Me
Someone
" In Hollywood, you play a mom, and the next thing you know, you're on 'The Golden Girls.' They age you so fast. "
Gabrielle Union
Play
Mom
You
" The guys I tended to date, you know, didn't necessarily have it altogether but I had a great time. "
Gabrielle Union
Know
You
Date
" I've dated a number of 'mama's boys.' "
Gabrielle Union
Number
Dated
Mama
" I'm not sensitive, I'm not a weepy person. "
Gabrielle Union
Sensitive
Person
" I think if we open ourselves to all different kinds of men and all groups, we find a lot more opportunities to love. "
Gabrielle Union
Love
Men
Opportunities
" You have to be resilient. "
Gabrielle Union
Resilient
You
" If someone lacked decency or respect, I didn't allow that person to stay in my world. "
Gabrielle Union
World
Respect
Someone
" If my real life was half as exciting as what is reported, I would be thrilled. "
Gabrielle Union
Half
Life
Real
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Thought
Money
Help
" Boys are so much drama. "
Gabrielle Union
Much
Drama
" 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
Me
Job
" I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately. "
Gabrielle Union
Myself
Person
Date
" 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! "
Gabrielle Union
Think
Skin
Myths
" There's an inherent idea that if a Black executive producer and a Black director are going to do a movie based on a Black writer's book that everybody is going to be Black. "
Gabrielle Union
Director
Book
Black
" I like meat and carbohydrates. "
Gabrielle Union
Carbohydrates
Meat
Like
" 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! "
Gabrielle Union
Three
You
Child
" Reality TV looks more like America than movies do. "
Gabrielle Union
More
Movies
Reality
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Goal
Black
Community
" 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! "
Gabrielle Union
Love
Your
Work
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Myself
Time
Solitude
" I realized I had been keeping people around even when deep down I knew they were bad for me. I had overridden myself. "
Gabrielle Union
Down
Myself
Deep
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Community
Know
You
" I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years. "
Gabrielle Union
Years
Cast
Been
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Work
Day
Happy
" 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
Go
Realize