Quote of the Day/Week-Whoopi Goldberg

Thanks to those of you in South Africa, Colombia and France who have stopped by and visited our blog today. We continue to quip famous African-Americans who were subjects of Timothy Greenfield-Sanders' exhibit "The Black List" which ran at the National Portraits Gallery in Washington, DC, until April 22nd.

Our quote today comes from Whoopi Goldberg, 56, a comedian/actress/activist/talk show host who won major acclaim with her motion picture debut in "The Color Purple" (1985), which along with "Blue Velvet," has to be the most famous film shot in the Wilmington, NC-area.

Goldberg won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress in the film "Ghost" (1990), which starred the late Patrick Swayze and Demi Moore. Goldberg has the distinction of winning an Oscar, a Grammy, an Emmy and a Tony.

Earlier this month, Goldberg shocked the blogosphere when she announced on "The View," a talk show she co-hosts that she was a member of the National Rifle Association. Since Goldberg is a progressive activist who vocally opposed the anti-gay Proposition 8 measure in California, this lead one conservative blogger to openly ask if he should leave the NRA.

Here is Goldberg's quote; it regards another Academy Award winner:

"I don't look like Halle Berry. But, chances are, she's going to end up looking like me." http://www.whoopigoldberg.com