Whoopi Goldberg sticks with The View because movies won't pay her "guy money"

Whoopi Goldberg is one of the few Hollywood stars with the rare distinction of being an EGOT winner, but she stays on The View because she doesn’t think she’ll be paid as much as male actors for film roles. When W magazine recently asked what’s kept her on the daytime talk show for almost 20 years, Goldberg gave a frank answer: “A good check.” The View, currently in its 30th season, debuted on ABC in 1997. Over the years, the show has had a rotating cast of co-hosts discussing wide-ranging topics, but Goldberg has been a fixture for nearly two decades. Goldberg said her enduring presence on the show boils down to her salary. “That’s really what it is,” she said. “I’m well-paid, and I do a good job. I earn my dough, and sometimes people like it, sometimes they don’t. No one is going to pay me guy money to be in a movie. I get what I can, have as good a time as I can, and I don’t really worry about it too much.”