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I knew that I was a good writer in high school and won awards, and I was the editor of my school newspaper. So I knew that I was a good writer and I wanted to somehow capitalize and sort of utilize a talent that I thought I had.

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Halle Berry
Age: 58
Born: 1966
Born: August 14
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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.
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I take care of myself, because I learned early on that I am the only person in life who's responsible for me.
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My whole life I've had the fear that I was going to be abandoned.
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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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After my divorce, I was struggling to find my own voice. Through reading, I gained my power back.
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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.
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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.
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If you set out to do something and you give it your all and it doesn't work out, be willing to modify your goal slightly. Have the ability to look in another direction. A small shift could guide you to the real purposes of your life.
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Career is important, but nothing really supersedes my roles as a mother.
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I wish all men were like dogs.
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I'm not the girl for superhigh fashion because I don't have the right body. When I want to get dressed up, I'm a Roberto Cavalli girl.
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If you really want to be competitive in today's market you have to be in movies that make money.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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I realize as you age the less makeup you wear the younger you look.
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I spent a lot of time with a crown on my head.
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