Quotes by Halle Berry

• 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.
• I'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.
• 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 spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
• I think a smart person today realizes that you have to be part of the art films that are done just for the sake of the art.
• I think it's always best to be who you are.
• My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned.
• I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
• 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.
• I'd like to be able to use Storm's powers for good, like have it rain more in Southern California. We could do with it.
• I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made for marriage.
• I'm learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.
• 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 don't know why, but I respond well to tortured characters.
• I don't see a white woman. I see a black woman, even though my mother is white. Knowing that has made my life easier, I think.
• The worst thing a man can ever do is kiss me on the first date.
• There's a place in me that can really relate to being the underdog.
• What's the worst that can happen? If it doesn't do well I can put on my big girl panties, deal with it and move on.
• In the X-Men the women are so strong and sexy! We really kick some male butt!
• While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.
• If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
• Beauty is not just physical.
• I know I'm only one human being and I'm only making one tiny contribution and it's nothing more than that.
• Anytime you put a movie out it's subject to such scrutiny and such criticism.
• It is very hard to separate one's self from a character. Sometimes the people closest to me have to be very understanding.
• You have to get the audience invested even if you're doing something that they think is dumb, it's kind of what these movies are all about.
• After all, everybody has secrets and there are some things that nobody knows about you but only you, right?
• And you also have to do movies that are about commerce because that's what is required of the industry today.
• Success isn't about how high you climb, but how many people you bring with you to the top.
• Success is not about how high you climb, but how many people you bring with you on the way up.
• The best preparation for tomorrow is doing your best today
• Opportunity dances with those who are ready on the dance floor of life.
• If the path you're walking on seems too narrow, straighten your shoulders, hold your head up high, and walk the damn catwalk
• Believe in yourself, even when everyone else doesn't - because their doubt doesn't define your potential.