During the GQ magazine awards gala, the actress captivated the audience with a thoughtful and revealing speech about her career.
Sharon Stone was chosen by GQ magazine as the "woman of the year" and at 61 years old - based on the iconic scene from "Based Instincts" - she captivated the public with an empowered and reflective speech about the role of women in cinema.
The awards were presented during a gala that took place in Berlin and there the actress invited those present to recreate with her the moment in the film that "changed her life."
“A few years ago, she was sitting on the set and my director told me: 'Can you hand me your panties, because you can see them in the scene and you shouldn't wear them, but (don't worry) we won't see anything.' I said sure, but I didn't know that moment was going to change my life," Stone recalled.
She then asked those present to follow her movements and asked them: “Do you feel empowered? Maybe not” and she repeated the crossing of her legs, but without revealing anything.
He then urged them to think: "Each of you will have a moment like the one I had, a moment that will change your lives, you may realize it is happening or you may not. But you will have it if you haven't already had it." and they are going to be responsible for it. And people will ask them very difficult questions, if they have not already been asked. So, the time to decide who they are is now."
“The time to decide what to do with the tender, important, wild, passionate and most important part of yourself is now. What are you going to do with that? I'll tell you what I did with mine: I respected it and I would suggest everyone do the same because we all have the right to be powerful in whatever form of s----lity we choose to have and no one has the right to take that away from us. They should present themselves in a way that respects them in a gentle and loving way,” she added.
He then referenced cases of abuse and harassment in the industry, saying: "This whole thing got out of control and it had already gotten out of control before all of this started. And, in my opinion, the only way for this to change , is to have real written high crime and misdemeanor laws; and to have social services functioning in a real way in our lives."
In closing, she thanked her for the award, but stressed: "I am here as the woman of the year, but not as an individual, but as a woman who is with and for women. I am here with my grace, with my sensitivity, and with my dignity. And I will tell you that what I went through after I did this (referring to the scene) was very difficult because there was a moment when I was just a joke."
