Bet You Didn’t Know: Secrets Behind The Making Of “Monster’s Ball”

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Just like Halle Berry had to defy expectations to get this role, Diddy had to do the same thing. As a producer he said he was offered the types of roles someone in the Hip Hop community is often offered. But he wanted to go the Indie route. When he came across the script for Monster’s Ball, he knew this was it. He went out  for the role…but couldn’t even audition. So naturally, he didn’t get it. But his acting coach told him that he needed to fight and use his resources to get the part. Diddy hopped on his private jet and flew to Halle Berry’s hotel room and gave her a very convincing spiel.

In an interview for “Inside the Actor’s Studio,” he recalled the conversation:

“I knocked on Halle’s door at a hotel and she was like ‘Whatchu doing here?’ I was like ‘Give me five minutes. Do you remember when people just looked at you as you was just a pretty face, remember in “Strictly Business”? And nobody would give you that chance? I know you may think that I’m going to be polarizing, that I’m going to take your shot to win an Oscar but I’m going to help you win the Oscar. Cuz I’m going to believable. Just give me a chance. I got to read for the part the next day and they gave me the part.”

You can watch the full explanation in the video below.

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