Halle Berry
Halle Berry
Halle Maria Berry is an American actress, film producer, and former fashion model. She won an Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002 for her performance in the romantic drama Monster's Ball, which made her the only woman of color to win a Best Actress Academy Award to date, as of 2016...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth14 August 1966
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
self-esteem looks persons
A person's self-esteem has nothing to do with how she looks.
reality matter faces
It gave me strength and toughness because I had to face reality, no matter how uncomfortable or painful it was.
today commerce industry
And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
waiting favors ive-learned
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.
racism black faces
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.
kids light hair
When I was younger, living in an all-black neighborhood the other kids thought I was better than them because of my light skin and straight hair. Then we moved to an all-white neighborhood and that was a culture shock ... I'd been used to being around all black kids.
real giving work-out
If you set out to do something and you give it your all and it doesn't work out, be willing to modify your goal slightly. Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purposes of your life.
fighting black different
I've pretty much learned I can let that [being black] hinder me if I want to ... or I can fight for different kinds of roles.
discover love until
You think you know what love is - until you have a child and discover that unconditional mother love.
kick male women
In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
expectation fall felt huge next partly people room seems top walks won
People win Oscars, and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head. The moment I won the Oscar, I felt the teardown the very next day.
mix people room secret society sort
Being biracial is sort of like being in a secret society. Most people I know of that mix have a real ability to be in a room with anyone, black or white.
heavy keeps life people stuck
Every story about me is so heavy and dramatic. That's not how I do life. But that's the impression people have, and that's what keeps getting reiterated. As if I'm still stuck in all the muck of the past. And I am so not.
bad evolved
My style has evolved in a nice way, but everyone has bad moments.