Top 165 Quotes & Sayings by Halle Berry - Page 2

I archive a lot of my clothes and have them wrapped up and in boxes. I call them 'little tombs' and keep them in a storage space... I would never get rid of the dress I wore on the night I won my Oscar. When I die, someone can have it, but not a minute before!

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

I think I am at my best when my hair is short. It's easier to take care of and more of who I am. Women are conditioned to think we need long hair.

I like Doritos. I'm usually watching 'The Biggest Loser' eating Doritos.

I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.

If you're of multiple races, you have a different challenge, a unique challenge of embracing all of who you are but still finding a way to identify yourself and I think that's often hard for us to do.

The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.

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

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.

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

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.

I'm not the girl for super high fashion because I don't have the right body. When I want to get dressed up, I'm a Roberto Cavalli girl.

I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body.

I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle.

Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.

My style has evolved in a nice way, but everyone has bad moments.

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

I'm not done with love, but I refuse to settle. I am a hopeless romantic. And I won't stop till I get it 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.

I have to live for me. I have to do what I need to do for me, and I have stopped concerning myself with what people say.

My daughter doesn't want to go to school because she knows 'the men' are watching for her. They jump out of the bushes and from behind cars and who knows where else, besieging these children just to get a photo.

Any time you risk big you often risk losing big. You can win big but you can also lose big, but you have to be willing to take those risks.

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.

This moment is so much bigger than me. It's for every nameless, faceless woman of colour that now has a chance because this door tonight has been opened.

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

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

I love a character that gives me a chance to grow and do something different.

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

When an opportunity comes your way, it's about making sure you're prepared to be the one who can walk through the door and deliver the goods. And I've had a lot of luck on my side and I've been prepared for that luck.

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

During really difficult times in my life when I start questioning why I am struggling with something, I often turn to books to understand myself better.

My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do.

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

I chose a sunflower because when darkness descends they close up to regenerate. But I really wish I'd never had the tattoo in the first place. Clean, clear skin is always better.

I meditate and pray all the time. The faith and respect that I have in the power of God in my life is what I've used to keep myself grounded, and it has allowed me to move away from the storms that were in my life.

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.

I no longer scramble blindly through hardship. I no longer emerge from a bad time feeling relieved just to have survived. Instead of despairing, I try to find the lesson within the experience.

Beauty is not just physical. It's about what you stand for, how you live your life.

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

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. When you are so ready, you can't do it to save your life. And when you are 21, you are so not ready, but you are ripe as could be. The eggs should become more developed the older you get, not die slowly from the day you're born. That's one thing God got wrong.

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.

I realize as you age the less makeup you wear the younger you look.

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.

I never even think about the physicality of roles, until honestly I get the gig and I think, 'OK, now what do I have to do in this one?' Like, I approach it thinking more about the character - do I respond to it? Is it something I think I can play? Does it seem like it'll be fun?

I've always thought that when anyone receives an award for acting they should always thank their fellow actors, because the only way you're going to deliver your best performance is when you have other good actors on the set supporting you and being very present for you even when the camera is not on them.

My pregnancy was amazing. I was happy that whole time, I felt good, I had energy, I was like Superwoman. I wish I could feel like that for the rest of my life, that's how fantastic it was.

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.

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.

I know that there is a God - the God within me that's always present and will protect me. I'm not afraid to climb any mountain, because I know that I'm protected. Even if I fall and die, I'm still protected. My faith is on that level.

I take care of myself, because I learned early on that I am the only person in life who's responsible for me.

When you have short hair, there's just a feeling of here I am. What you see is what you get. And there's a confidence that comes with wearing short hair and I like the way that makes me feel.

I can't imagine my life without animals. I have two dogs and three cats. Coming home and finding them all lined up at the door waiting for me has got to be one of the sweetest joys of my life.

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.

There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog. I'm always fighting to overcome the obstacle. I can really understand what's that about.

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.

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

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.

Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.

Blackness is a state of mind and I identify with the black community. Mainly, because I realized, early on, when I walk into a room, people see a black woman, they don't see a white women. So out of that reason alone, I identify more with the black community.

To make lips look naturally pink, I put on red lipstick, wipe it off, and then apply clear gloss.