Halle Berry Quotes

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

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

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

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.

The first step is clearly defining what it is you're after, because without knowing that, you'll never get it.

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

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

The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.

I think it's always best to be who you are.

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

The times may have changed, but the people are still the same. We're still looking for love, and that will always be our struggle as human beings.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

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.

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.

I carried my Oscar to bed with me. My first and only three-way happened that night.

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