Halle Berry Quotes

My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned.

We've become obsessed with beauty and the fountain of youth and, frankly, I'm really saddened by the way women mutilate their faces today in search of that.

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

Having a baby takes so much from you. It's the most glorious thing you'll ever do, but the aftermath is not so glorious!

I've always liked to go down a different path. Being a woman of color, I never followed a cookie cutter way.

By the time I left school, I had a lot of tenacity.

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.

I didn't think it was possible at my age, honestly. They call it a geriatric pregnancy.

It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.

Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.

And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.

It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.

You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.

I always had to prove myself through my actions. Be a cheerleader. Be class president. Be the editor of the newspaper.

2007 began on a high for me because I had the honour of having my name added the Hollywood Boulevard Walk of Fame.

I always had to diet. I'm diabetic, so it's a lifestyle for me anyway just to stay healthy and not end up in the hospital.

I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.

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

Although some people will say it's a cliché, I think not having had a father when I was growing up affect me negatively because I didn't have a good role model to follow.

After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back.

I am my best self when I have super short hair. That’s when I feel most like me and most confidant.

I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.

After all, everybody has secrets and there are some things that nobody knows about you but only you, right?

Growing older is not such a big deal for me, despite the fears that older actresses have in Hollywood. When I hit 40, for example, I didn't feel 40 - or whatever that is supposed to feel like.

A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.

I also have been called that terrible "N" word straight to my face and not known what to do about it because it was just in like 1993 that someone called me that.

My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.

My partner is a Frenchman, so I have got to smell right.

When I got to be about 16,17 I got into a beauty pageant and I was allowed to start playing around with makeup.

Sexuality is part of being a woman, it's part of what empowers us when we're smart enough to know how to use it.

The day I saw my mom eating the Santa cookies on the plate was one of the most horrific days of my life.

I've learned my tricks. I know what I like. I do not wait around. I initiate. And I'm not all about frequency - I favor intensity.

I don't think I'm unlike a lot of people. I am just someone who is trying to find that mate, and I think it's a really hard thing to do.

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.

Motherhood sort of puts things into perspective, and it's bout real life, and life is about people, what we give, what we take, what we share.

Nature has got it all wrong: When you are younger, it should be harder to get pregnant, and as you get older it should be easier.

Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.

I think my feet are my sexiest body part. People I find really sexy include Angelina Jolie, George Clooney and my mum.

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'.

I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.

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

If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.

I will not marry again. There is no need.

I'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance.

I've always loved the pomp and circumstance of dressing up; the pagenatry and all of the glamour of Hollywood.

Throughout my career I have been talked out of things I wanted to do, and when I look back, I think I should have followed my instincts.

Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white.

I'm a much better mother at 46... than if I were like, 21 or 25.

I do not love to work out, but if I stick to exercising every day and put the right things in my mouth, then my diabetes just stays in check.

I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it.