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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.

Halle Berry

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Halle Berry
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 14
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I'm not sad at all about turning 40.
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My mother never wanted me to focus on my physical self. She always said that beauty is what you do.
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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.
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I would say a magical thing happened on when the big 40th birthday came. I felt like a light kind of just went off, and maybe that's because I felt like at 40 I had the right to say and be who I wanted to be, say what I wanted to say, and accept what I didn't want to accept.
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Facials are my biggest beauty indulgence. Looking good is about having a good base. It's about taking care of your skin.
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I'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance.
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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?
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Being a mother is probably the most important thing in my life right now.
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When I got to be about 16,17 I got into a beauty pageant and I was allowed to start playing around with makeup.
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While being called beautiful is extremely flattering, I would much rather be noticed for my work as an actress.
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I wish all men were like dogs.
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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.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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