Quotes from Halle Berry

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

People win 'Oscars', and then it seems like they fall off the planet. And that's partly because a huge expectation walks in the room and sits right down on top of your head.

I think we have become obsessed with beauty and personally I'm really saddened by the way women mutilate their faces today in search of that.

Beauty is not just physical.

I see women in their 30s getting plastic surgery, pulling this up and tucking that back. It's like a slippery slope - once you start you pull one thing one way and then you think, 'Oh my God, I've got to do the other side.'

I guess you could say I have bad taste in men. But I no longer feel the need to be someone's wife.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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

I am so ready to be a mommy. I can't wait. I notice every little baby dress, every little baby toy, every little baby thing.

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

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'm not afraid of portraying anything on-screen.

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 learning to accept the lack of privacy as the real downer in my profession.

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

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

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

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.