Gabrielle Union Quotes You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night. ― Gabrielle Union 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 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 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 Reality TV looks more like America than movies do. ― 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 My mom is painfully sweet; she's from Nebraska. ― Gabrielle Union Just like I find men who talk sports who don't really know sports annoying, I think men might find women who don't really have a true passion and knowledge of sports maybe not so attractive. ― 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 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 In Hollywood, you play a mom and instantly, you've got osteoporosis. ― 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'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. ― 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 I think I'm drawn to more villain-type characters, because it's so cool to get to say all the things you want to say. In Hollywood, you get to this position where you have to bite your tongue so much. You take all your experiences of not being able to say what you really want to say, and channel that through your character. ― Gabrielle Union I played sports year around: basketball, soccer, softball and I ran track year around, from the time I was, like, six, seven. ― Gabrielle Union 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 I like directors who have worked as actors. They know the experience. ― 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 < Previous 1 2 Next Page >