Halle Berry quotes

Halle Berry is an American actress and former fashion model, widely recognized for her versatile roles in film and television. She achieved major acclaim by becoming the first African-American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress. She continues to inspire with her groundbreaking career and advocacy for diversity in Hollywood. Here are 100 of her quotes:

When I was a kid, my mother told me that if you could not be a good loser, then there's no way you could be a good winner.

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I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.

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Sexiness is a state of mind -- a comfortable state of being. It's about loving yourself in your most unlovable moments.

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I've never been afraid to be who I really am on screen.

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When you grow up in that (multi-ethnic) environment, you see the world differently. Being a mixed-race child, I didn't always see colour in people, I really didn't. It was other people that made me see the colour all the time.

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I've also grown as an actor as I've got older in life. I've learnt how to go to work, immerse myself 100 per cent in the character and, at the end of the day, take it all off and go back, get a nice bubble bath, have a nice massage and realise that is not my life. And that feels good.

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As beautiful as Halle is on the outside, she's 10 times more beautiful on the inside.

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For me, the walk of the character is always the first part that I must define for myself.

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The fact is that I like thrillers and action movies. But what really fulfills me is getting out of my comfort zone, taking chances.

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Actors always have to fight for the good parts. There are so few good roles written for women each year, and when one is written like this every actress in town covets the role.

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It's an amazing feeling to know that life is actually growing inside your body. The first time you see the ultrasound and you see the little bones and you realise that it's part of you and it's in your care is life changing and this sort of protective instinct has taken over.

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I want to do roles that are fun and challenging and I want to try different things. I don't want to keep doing Monster's Ball over and over and over again. I want to keep doing my career the way that I was doing it before I won the Oscar.

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I get offered varied parts, often super sexy roles. But I still think it's an issue to find the good scripts. It's a myth that you win an Oscar and you get more opportunities, and this doesn't just go for me.

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I don't buy into that pressure to be glamorous all the time. It's impossible, I mean, you get a pimple in the morning, you wake up with bags under your eyes, you see if you can use it in your work, maybe incorporate it into your character.

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When a young woman tells me that she wants to become and actor, I say, 'No, be a writer. Or go to business school and learn how to run a studio.' The only real change will come from behind the scenes.

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Being a black woman, I've often felt I've been judged by my sex and my race, and I have always known that it shouldn't hamper me.

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My mother always said to me, 'You're going to have to work harder and have to be better, and you can't take no for an answer.

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I used to believe that if my career was going great, then I was not entitled to a great personal life. Well, I've stopped thinking that way. I believe I can have it all.

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I'm not obsessive, like I have to have the best butt or the best abs, but I like the idea of feeling strong and healthy. It's important to feel good about myself physically.

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When I held that statuette, I felt as if I had won a triumph not just for myself, but for every other woman who'd struggled to overcome the same sort of background.

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I love Halle. She's so sweet. I connected with her immediately and, even though we only worked together for a few days, it was the best connection I've ever had with an actress. She made me feel like I could trust her.

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I think it's always best to be who you are.

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