Quotes by Gabrielle Union

About Gabrielle Union:

Gabrielle Monique Union Wade is an American actress. Among her notable roles is her performance as the cheerleader opposite Kirsten Dunst in the film Bring It On, (2000). In 2000, she played a medical doctor in the CBS drama series City of Angels. In 2003, Union starred opposite Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in the hit film Bad Boys II. Also in 2003, she starred with LL Cool J in Deliver Us from Eva. In 2008, she was featured in the film Cadillac Records with Adrien Brody, Beyoncé Knowles and Jeffrey Wright. In 2012, Union was featured in an ensemble cast of the film version of Think Like a Man.

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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

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

In Hollywood, marriages are kind of expected to fail.

Gabrielle Union

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

You have to develop a very thick skin.

Gabrielle Union

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.

Gabrielle Union

I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.

Gabrielle Union

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

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Before I got married, I dated the gamut.

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.

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!

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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

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

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.

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.

Gabrielle Union

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.

Gabrielle Union

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

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

Gabrielle Union

I've always had an interest in sports across the board.

Gabrielle Union

I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven.

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Within a lot of African-American households, I think, there's an idea that black men don't want to take an active participation in the lives of their children. That if they do, there has to be some sort of ulterior motive.

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Author Bio

NameGabrielle Union
DescriptionAmerican actress
BornOctober 29, 1972
CountryUnited States Of America
ProfessionActor; Model