Whoopi Goldberg appeared to become emotional on this morning’s episode of The View after guest Tracee Ellis Ross credited her one-woman show with “chang[ing] the trajectory” of her career.

The actress stopped by the hit daytime talk show to promote her new movies Candy Cane Lane, which also stars Eddie Murphy, and American Fiction, which just landed a Golden Globe nomination. While looking back on her storied career in film and television, Ross revealed exactly what caused her to catch the “acting bug” back when she was just starting out.

“My mom brought me to see your one-woman show,” she told Goldberg, referring to her Broadway show that ran from 1984-1985. “And your show and you were one of those moments in my life when I saw a part of myself, I saw a thing that I didn’t know was allowed in the world — this playing of different characters and the playfulness but to tell stories through yourself.”

She continued, “I mean I get chills. That really changed the trajectory of my career and life and sort of the direction that I went.”

Goldberg was noticeably blushing as she told Ross, “That’s a wonderful thing to hear. I’m insanely proud of you, always.”

The Black-ish star added that Goldberg was a “pivotal” part of her life, while the moderator continued to “thank” her for her kind words. In fact, Goldberg was so thrown off by the touching moment that she fumbled her way through closing the segment.

“Oh yeah,” she said when she realized it was time for a commercial break. But before she could say anything else, silence filled the air as she couldn’t stop smiling at Ross, who told her, “Yeah, I love you.”

Eventually, Goldberg tried for a second time to end the interview — this time, however, she couldn’t stop giggling.

“Thanks to Tracee Ellis Ross,” she said, breaking down in laughter. “Jeezy-peezy. Come on. There’s only a couple hours left and I’m trying to get on without saying anything bad or wrong!”

The View airs on weekdays at 11/10c on ABC.