Halle Berry Quotes

Halle Maria Berry is an American actress. Berry won the 2002 Academy Award for Best Actress for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball . As of 2018, she is the only black woman to have won the award.Berry was one of the highest-paid actresses in Hollywood during the 2000s and has been involved in the production of several of the films in which she performed. Berry is also a Revlon spokesmodel. Before becoming an actress, she started modeling and entered several beauty contests, finishing as the 1st runner-up in the Miss USA Pageant and coming in 6th place in the Miss World Pageant in 1986. Her breakthrough film role was in the romantic comedy Boomerang , alongside Eddie Murphy, which led to roles in films such as the family comedy The Flintstones , the political comedy-drama Bulworth and the television film Introducing Dorothy Dandridge , for which she won the Primetime Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, among many other awards.

In addition to her Academy Award win, Berry garnered high-profile roles in the 2000s, such as Storm in X-Men , the action crime thriller Swordfish , and the spy film Die Another Day , where she played Bond Girl Jinx. She then appeared in the X-Men sequels, X2 and X-Men: The Last Stand . In the 2010s, she appeared in movies such as the science fiction film Cloud Atlas , the crime thriller The Call and X-Men: Days of Future Past . Berry was formerly married to baseball player David Justice, and singer-songwriter Eric Benét. She has two children: a daughter fathered by model Gabriel Aubry, and a son with actor Olivier Martinez.

✵ 14. August 1966   •   Other names Холли Берри
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Famous Halle Berry Quotes

“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.”

On winning an Academy Award — reported in Barbara Davies (August 10, 2008) "Lost and Found", Sunday Telegraph Magazine, p. 18.

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

Helen Barlow (March 15, 2002) "Monster Success", The Age, p. 3.

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

Suzanne Condie Lambert (October 9, 2008) "'Esquire' crowns Berry the sexiest woman alive", The Arizona Republic, p. E6.

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

Lana K. Wilson-Combs (November 21, 2003) "Halle Berry finally finds a scary movie she can embrace in 'Gothika'", Alameda Times-Star, Section: Bay Area Living.

“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.”

Penelope Cruz, on working with Berry in Gothika — reported in Los Angeles Daily News staff (November 20, 2003) "American Gothika; Halle Berry overcomes her career fear to take first marquee role in horror film", The Guelph Mercury, p. F12.
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“That was the first time she was given the opportunity to use what I think is still an underrated talent.”

James Foley, on Berry's performance in Monster's Ball — reported in Steven Rea (April 28, 2007) "The days are sweet for Berry", The Courier Mail, p. M04.
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Halle Berry Quotes about time

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

Rick Yune — reported in Amy Longsdorf (November 17, 2002) "Still flying, still down to earth - Nothing's been the same since Oscar night, except Halle Berry herself", The Record, p. E01.
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Halle Berry Quotes

“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.”

Mike Goodridge (March 26, 2005) "The seductress", Herald Sun, p. W10.

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

Cindy Pearlman (November 17, 2002) "Female Bonding - Hot on the Heels of her Academy-Award Winning Turn in 'Monster's Ball,' Halle Berry Shares the Screen With 007", Chicago Sun-Times, p. 1.

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

Terry Lawson (April 8, 2007) "Reporter, Temp, Online Seductress - Berry Revels In Film's Layered Role", Detroit Free Press, p. 1F.

“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.”

On her role in the film Things We Lost In The Fire — Western Mail staff (February 1, 2008) "From the grave to the cradle", Western Mail.

“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.”

Angela Dawson (February 23, 2002) "Pick of the Crop", The Courier Mail, p. M10.

“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.”

The Star-Ledger staff (May 2, 2003) "It's a beautiful year, again, for this Oscar-winner", The Star-Ledger, p. 62.

“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.”

On gender issues in the entertainment industry — reported in Geoff Pevere (April 13, 2007) "Berry almost chose bylines over marquees", The Toronto Star, p. D06.

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