Although that Halle berry won an Oscar in 2002 for her role in Monster’s Ball, she didn’t get many interesting offers for new projects after that. In a recent interview, the actress now looks back on this.
Berry thought that thanks to the coveted golden statue, she would have the roles up for grabs, but the opposite turned out to be true: “I thought, ‘Now all kinds of great scripts will come my way and great directors want to work with me.’ But no… It got even harder. That’s the curse of the Oscar, as everyone suddenly expects more from you.“
Lesser projects
Because of this, Berry could no longer refuse many roles. This applies, for example, to her title role in Catwoman. The $100 million film was a huge flop. Thus the actress says: “I’m honestly not a fan of the movie, but acting is not my hobby. It’s how I take care of my kids.“
Berry goes on to say that it’s not always easy in the movie world: “I always try to remain amazed and curious, but as a black woman I haven’t always had only roles that I loved.“
Nice salary slip
The actress could not really let the role of Catwoman pass by, mainly because this is one of the highest paid roles of her entire career. ”There’s nothing wrong with that in my eyesshe continues. “I don’t want to feel like I just have to put in prize-worthy acting performances.“
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