"Bits and Pieces" of Whoopi Goldberg

Key Facts

• "For me it was a great time, to be able to have the freedom with a mother who really just said, 'Listen, you're going to have to figure some of this out for yourself.
• I can't give you all of the answers.'" Her mom was a teacher, and when the young Caryn dropped out of school, she made a pact with her mom to use the city's museums and libraries to keep learning.
• That is Marlon Brando sitting on the couch.' But I couldn't -- all I could say was, 'Hey, Ma, come meet Marlon Brando who came to visit us.' And she just went like: 'Mis-ter Bran-do.' Wait, wait, who are you?" Patrick Swayze wanted her to play a psychic in "Ghost," for which Goldberg won an Oscar.
• Doane asked, "Are you still in love with the idea of being in love, or that's just gone?" "I think other people seem to sparkle when they're in love, and I like to see that," she said.

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