Sharon Stone's philosophy of staying positive after a near-fatal stroke, financial struggles

Sharon Stone continues to choose happiness 24 years after a near-fatal brain hemorrhage that changed her life forever.

Before presenting the award for best foreign film at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Sunday night, Stone told Fox News Digital that he believes people can choose how they view the world.

“I think you get to choose how you look at the world, and I choose to be happy, which I think is moral. And that's what I do,” Stone said.

The famous actress, who rose to fame in the 1990s with major roles in “Basic Instinct” and “Casino,” spoke to BBC News in December about the advice she would give her younger self.

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“You're going to make it,” Stone told the store as she cried. “You don't know, but you will succeed. I would tattoo the inside of my eyelid. I would want to know more and more.”

“I think you get to choose how you look at the world, and I choose to be happy, which I think is moral. And that's what I do.”

– Sharon Stone

He continued, “When I was down and I couldn't find an ambulance. I said I was going home [from the hospital] and I 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 that he became “a very different person.” He explained that even his taste in food changed.

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Through it all, Stone chose to be strong.

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“We can choose to b—h and moan, or we can choose happiness. I think you have to keep choosing happiness,” Stone told BBC News. “Stay down and get up. Someone pushed you down and now they want to help you up and stop.”

In May, Stone appeared at the UK's “Good Morning Britain” and talked about how his work shifted from being an activist after he had a “death experience.”

Sharon Stone suffered a nine-day brain hemorrhage in 2001. (Stefano Guidi)

“I went to the first hospital and got an MRI and found this the experience of death then he was transferred to a special hospital. I continued bleeding from my brain for nine days before my best friend believed it [the doctors] so they can look again,” he said at the time.

“It was one of those really nice surprises,” he added. “That's right, I'm a different person, I have an invisible disability, people can help you if they see you walking with crutches, but if you have a mental problem, people don't know that. You need help with that.”

The actor, who has spent more than 20 years as an activist for the World Health Organization, said his first step in recovery took “seven years.”

Michael Douglas and Sharon Stone starred in the 1992 film “Basic Instinct.” (TriStar/Getty Images)

“That's a long time to lose your momentum,” he said.

“In seven years, you no longer have time, you no longer have the heat of the box, the same people you worked with are no longer in power,” he added. “Everything changes and people don't really care about that person anymore. It's like going back to your old job seven years later … you don't just go back to your job and think nothing has changed.”

“I was sad that the world went on without me,” he admitted. “But I'm over it now.”

Sharon Stone has previously discussed how “the world went on” without her after suffering a brain haemorrhage. (Mondadori Portfolio)

In 2023, Stone spoke further about how his medical scare had a major impact on his career.

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“I had a 1% chance of survival. I had a brain bleed for nine days. I recovered for seven years and haven't had a job since,” he said during the “Raising Our Voices” luncheon in June 2023. The contract has changed. I had a 14-hour day when it first happened, I didn't want to tell anyone because, you know, if something's wrong with you, you're out. Something is wrong with me: I've been out for 20 years,” he said.

“I didn't have jobs. I was a very big movie star at one point in my life. I broke a lot of glass ceilings with my head,” he admitted.

Sharon Stone has worked for the World Health Organization for over 20 years. (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for ZFF)

“I would have liked to be heard, but since I was not there, I decided to work so that you could be heard,” he continued. “I have spent 20 years working for the World Health Organization, working for the United Nations, working for governments around the world to be heard. It is important to me that your diversity is not eliminated. anti-woke bulls— a concept in our country.”

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Speaking to Willie Geist on “Sunday TODAY with Willie Geist” in 2021, Stone, who is now a dedicated artist and artist, said he has found peace with his life now.

Sharon Stone has also worked for the United Nations. (Selcuk Acar/Anadolu via Getty Images)

“I'm in a very grateful place,” she said. “When I was a child, I always wanted to have a house full of running and crying children and dogs, and I got it. And I feel blessed and very happy with the life I got. We're happy together, and what's better than that?”

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“There's nothing freer than self-centeredness,” Stone added. “I tell my friends that my new mantra is: 'It's never too late to be yourself.'

Christina Dugan Ramirez of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.