Halle Berry

“Don't take yourself too seriously. Know when to laugh at yourself, and find a way to laugh at obstacles that inevitably present themselves.”

“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.”

“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'm just going to live my life and be who I am.”

“There have been so many people who have said to me, 'You can't do that,' but I've had an innate belief that they were wrong. Be unwavering and relentless in your approach.”

“I'm not sad at all about turning 40.”

“While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.”

“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 know that I will never find my father in any other man who comes into my life, because it is a void in my life that can only be filled by him.”

“I wish all men were like dogs.”

“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.”

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

“I'm not one of these actresses like, 'Okay, where's the camera? Is it here? Is it here?' I don't even ask the questions because I don't really want to know. I like not performing for a camera but giving it my best every single time whether you're close or whether you're far.”

“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.”

“Self-esteem comes from who you have in your life. How you were raised. What you struggled with as a child.”

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

“כשהייתי ילדה הייתי מביטה מהחלון לשמיים וחושבת מי חי שם. גם היום אני מאמינה שיש משהו.”

“אני מחבבת מדע בדיוני. הייתי מעריצה גדולה של 'אי.טי.', זה מדע בדיוני שמוצא חן בעיניי.”

“אני לא חושבת שאפשר להצביע על דבר אחד ספציפי שהופך אותנו לאנושיים.”

“תמיד הייתה סטיגמה של 'מה זה אומר ללכת לעשות טלוויזיה' – כי כביכול, אם אתה משחק בקולנוע, אין מצב שתחטא גם בטלוויזיה. אבל הקו הזה הולך ומיטשטש. הלך הרוח בתעשייה הוא שהכי חשוב ללכת למקום שבו נמצא התוכן האיכותי ביותר. בתור אמן, אתה שואף להיות חלק מיצירה טובה שתפיח בך השראה, שגורמת לך לרצות לקום בכל בוקר ולצאת לעבודה.”