Sharon Stone She continues to choose to be happy 24 years after she suffered a near-fatal brain hemorrhage that changed the course of her life forever.
Before presenting the award for best foreign film in Golden Globe Awards 2025 In Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday evening, Stone told Fox News Digital that she believes people have a choice about how they see the world.
“I think you have to choose how you look at the world, and I chose to be happy, which I believe is a system. That's what I do,” Stone said.
Sharon Stone has chosen to be 'happy' 24 years after her 'near-death experience'. (Getty Images)
The famous actress, who rose to fame in the 1990s with her breakthrough roles in the films “Basic Instinct” and “Casino,” spoke. BBC News in December about advice she would give to her younger self.
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“It's going to work,” Stone told the outlet through tears. “You don't know it, but you'll make it. I would love to get a tattoo on the inside of my eyelid. I would love to know that many times over.”
“I think you have to choose how you look at the world, and I chose to be happy, which I believe is a system. That's what I do.”
She continued: “When I was on the ground and couldn't get an ambulance. When I came home (from the hospital) and read in People magazine that we wouldn't know for 30 days whether I would live or die.” “.
After suffering a brain hemorrhage in 2001, Stone told the outlet she became a “completely different person.” She explained that even her taste in food had changed.
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Through it all, Stone chose to be resilient.
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“We can choose to sigh, or we can choose to rejoice,” Stone told BBC News. “I think you have to keep choosing joy.” “Stay present. You fell. Get up. Someone pushed you down. Now they want to help you up. Let them.”
In May, Stone appeared on the “U.K.”Good morning, BritainShe spoke about how her career shifted dramatically from acting to activism after suffering a “near-death experience.”
Sharon Stone suffered a nine-day brain hemorrhage in 2001. (Stefano Guidi)
“I went to the first hospital and had an MRI and had this done Near-death experience Then he was transferred to a specialized hospital. “I continued to bleed into my brain for nine days before my best friend convinced (doctors) to look again,” she said at the time. “Thank God they did, because they realized what was happening and how it happened and they were able to do it.” “Able to fix it at the last minute.”
“It was truly one of those beautiful miracles,” she added. “Of course, I'm a different person. I have an invisible disability. People can help you when they see you walking with crutches, but when you have a little problem with your brain function, people don't know that 'You need help with that.'
The actress, who spent more than 20 years as an activist in the World Health Organization, said that the first step in her recovery lasted about “seven years.”
Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone starred in the 1992 film “Basic Instinct.” (Tristar/Getty Images)
“That's a long time to lose momentum,” she said.
“In seven years, you're no longer the flavor of the day, you're no longer hot at the box office, and the same people you were working with aren't in power anymore,” she added. “Everything changes and people don't really care about that person anymore. It's like going back to your old job after seven years… You don't go back to your job and think nothing has changed.”
“I felt hurt that the world went on without me,” she admitted. “But I'm kind of over it now.”
Sharon Stone previously discussed how the world “moved on” without her after she suffered a brain bleed. (Mondadori wallet)
In 2023, Stone spoke more about how her medical scare greatly impacted her career.
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“I had a 1% chance of survival,” she said during a “Raising Our Voices” luncheon in June 2023. “I had a brain bleed for nine days. I recovered for seven years and haven’t had a job since.” My contract changed to a maximum of 14 hours a day when it first happened. I didn't want to tell anyone because, you know, if something went wrong with you, something went wrong with me: I've been out for 20 years,” she declared.
“I didn't have jobs. I was a pretty big movie star at one point in my life. “I've broken a lot of glass ceilings off the top of my head.”
Sharon Stone has worked at the World Health Organization for more than 20 years. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)
She continued: “I wanted to be heard, but since I didn't, I decided to work to be heard.” “I have spent the last 20 years plus working at the World Health Organization, the United Nations, and governments around the world so that your voice can be heard. It is important to me that your diversity is not eliminated by this Anti-wake Bulls—an idea in our country.”
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Speaking to Willie Geist on “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” in 2021, Stone, now a dedicated artist and illustrator, said she has now found peace in her life.
Sharon Stone also worked at the United Nations. (Selcuk Akar/Anatolia via Getty Images)
“I'm in a really grateful place,” she said. “When I was a kid, I always wanted a house full of kids running and screaming and dogs, and I got that. And I feel so blessed and happy about the life I've got. We're happy together, and what's better than that?”
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“There's nothing more freeing than standing centered in yourself,” Stone added. “I tell my friends that my new motto is: 'It's never too late to be yourself.'”
Fox News Digital's Cristina Dugan Ramirez contributed to this report.
