( CNN ) -- `` I only really have one really major regret , '' Whoopi Goldberg tells CNN 's Piers Morgan . `` And it was I had the opportunity to spend a birthday with Sammy Davis Jr. , and I did n't . '' The actress and co-host of `` The View '' is a guest on Wednesday 's `` Piers Morgan Tonight . '' Goldberg said she did n't have an exact reason , other than to lament , `` I was young and dumb and -- and he passed like a couple of weeks later . And it devastated me because I thought ; you know what , that 's what you get . `` I just remember that he had been so good to me . And we were really , you know , good friends . And I -- I should have gone . '' She also called Davis an `` amazing performer '' who could `` do everything . '' Morgan asked Goldberg whether Davis was the `` greatest all-around entertainer that we 've seen . '' `` There are maybe three or four , in my lifetime , that were extraordinary dancers and singers and actors and performers , '' she said . She mentioned Judy Garland , Frank Sinatra and Michael Jackson . The actress also talked about her well-known fear of flying . `` I feel like I should n't be flying , '' said Goldberg . `` I should be rolling in my bus . '' She said her fear was instilled nearly 30 years ago when she witnessed a mid-air collision while standing on a balcony in San Diego . The actress said that what frightened her so much was that `` the people on the plane were aware that they were in some danger . '' She said she particularly fears for people `` who see something that they 're not sure they 're going to be able to live through . '' `` And so I -- I just -- I -- that 's what stayed in my mind , '' Goldberg said . `` Because I 'm a visualist . So if I see it , it lives in my brain . So I always see it . '' She said her fears were somewhat alleviated by a course offered by Virgin Atlantic that helps individuals work through issues surrounding fear of flying . For decades , Goldberg traveled back and forth from New York to Los Angeles via private bus . With two drivers , she was able to arrive on the other coast in 23 hours . `` Some people are meant to fly . And I do n't know if I was meant to fly , but I do it now . '' Goldberg has no choice but to fly in the near future -- she is producing a stage version of her 1992 hit movie `` Sister Act . '' It premieres on Broadway on April 20 and is set to open soon in Vienna , Austria ; Hamburg , Germany ; and London . Another one of Goldberg 's quirks is her self-proclaimed refusal to eat `` anything that could be hiding something . '' She said she does n't `` like anything that has a weird consistency . '' For example ? `` Creamed corn . I do n't understand the point . `` I do n't understand sauce , because you could hide stuff in sauce . Like , I like my food naked . '' Morgan brought up relationships and Goldberg 's three marriages . `` The first one lasted six years , '' said Morgan . `` The second one lasted two years . And the last one lasted a year . '' Goldberg responded by saying `` I suppose that , you know , you have to actually be in love with the person that you marry . You have to really be committed to them . And I 'm just -- I do n't have that commitment . I 'm committed to my family , you know , and so -- hence , for that relationship has lasted , you know , the longest . '' Goldberg admitted that she was n't in love with her husbands and that she married them because she `` wanted to feel normal . And it seemed to me that if I was married , I 'd have a much normal -- more normal life . But clearly , that 's not the case . There 's not a good reason to get married . You have to actually want a life with someone through ups and downs . And I -- I just discovered that was n't for me . '' She said has been in love only once but would not elaborate other than to say that it was with a man . He 's not famous , she 's still in close contact with him , but they are just friends -- he 's married and had a family with another woman , she said . When Morgan expressed his sorrow over the fact that it never worked out , Goldberg said `` lots of other things did . So I did n't do too badly . '' Goldberg was asked about the recent `` Newsweek '' magazine report that said she was the most popular host of `` The View , '' and she 's more well-liked than Oprah . `` Well , I -- you know , I mean I 'm thankful , '' said Goldberg . `` I 'm grateful . But I do n't know really what it means . '' So is Goldberg a `` voice of America in the morning ? '' `` I do n't think of myself as the voice of America , but I do think that sometimes I see things from a different perspective , sometimes because of my race , sometimes because of my gender , sometimes because of my experiences . '' Watch Piers Morgan Live weeknights 9 p.m . ET . For the latest from Piers Morgan click here .
Whoopi Goldberg has been terrified of flying for 30 years . Score: 7 `` View '' co-host is the producer of a stage version of `` Sister Act ''