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" The guys I tended to date, you know, didn't necessarily have it altogether but I had a great time. "
Gabrielle Union
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" I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately. "
Gabrielle Union
Myself
Person
Date
" 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
" 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 drink a gallon of water a day. "
Gabrielle Union
Drink
Gallon
Water
" Reality TV looks more like America than movies do. "
Gabrielle Union
More
Movies
Reality
" 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
" My friends are very opinionated about the people I date. "
Gabrielle Union
Very
Friends
Opinionated
" Right now, I don't have the same urges as other women when they see a baby. When I see children, I see responsibilities, which I don't think I'm quite ready for. I feel the same about puppies. They're cute for a second, but there's a lot of responsibility involved. "
Gabrielle Union
Women
Children
Cute
" Hollywood needs to recognise all shades of African American beauty. "
Gabrielle Union
Hollywood
Beauty
Shades
" My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska. "
Gabrielle Union
Sweet
Nebraska
Mom
" I've dated a number of 'mama's boys.' "
Gabrielle Union
Number
Dated
Mama
" 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
" I've been trying to get cast as a lesbian for years. "
Gabrielle Union
Years
Cast
Been
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Today
Time
Say
" I've always had an interest in sports across the board. "
Gabrielle Union
Always
Interest
Board
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Love
Live
Husband
" 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
" In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis. "
Gabrielle Union
Mom
You
Play
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Light
Work
Happy
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Thank God
God
Love
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Me
My Life
Think
" I don't function well in chaos, whether it be my sheets or the dishwasher. "
Gabrielle Union
Well
Chaos
Function
" I love horses. "
Gabrielle Union
Love
Horses
I Love
" I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience. "
Gabrielle Union
Experience
Who
Like
" 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
" 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
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Film
Black
Fight
" 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
" 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. "
Gabrielle Union
Family
Go
Matter