In the Hot Seat
Halle Berryis pulling no punches for her new filmBruised.
(Read her full cover story here.)
It did fundamentally changeme, but it didn’t change my place in the business overnight.
Halle Berry.James Macari for EW
I still had to go back to work.
I still had to attempt to fight to make a way out of no way."
Silver Linings
Acting, says the 54-year-old star, “isn’t a hobby.
Halle Berry.James Macari for EW
It’s how I take care of my children.
But I take a stab at keep that sense of wonder and stay curious.
Because being a Black woman, I haven’t always had parts that I absolutely love.”
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I don’t want to feel like ‘Oh, I can only do award-worthy stuff.’
Whatisan award-worthy performance?"
I have evolved, I’ve moved on, I’m grown.
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Let me live!"
“So I didn’t think I would be directing myself in my debut, ever…
Initially, I think it did sound crazy to everybody.”
James Macari for EW
Berry recalls, “I said, ‘I’m not sure, but I think I have to.
It’s too much work.
I’ve got to spend the next year and a half of my life preparing for this.
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I just think I’m going to have to do it.”
“But she just embodies the character.
She has that effortless energy that commands your attention.”
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Halle Berry in ‘Bruised.'.JOHN BAER/NETFLIX
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Halle Berry on the cover of EW’s September 2021 issue.James Macari for EW
