Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron
Charlize Theron is an Oscar-winning South African and American actress. She has starred in several Hollywood films, such as The Devil's Advocate, Mighty Joe Young, The Cider House Rules, The Italian Job, Hancock, A Million Ways to Die in the Westand Mad Max: Fury Road...
NationalitySouth African
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth7 August 1975
CityBenoni, South Africa
comfort hard level people relationship
Well, because I think that there is a comfort level that you have in a relationship that I think is sometimes hard for people to get around.
everybody knows reflects watch
We didn't want them to watch the film and say, 'Oh, God, that's me. Now everybody knows that about me.' We wanted them to say, 'That reflects my life, but it's not me.'
change changing law laws people realized takes
We've come a long way, and changing a law is really important. What I've realized is laws change, but you also have to change how people think. And that takes time.
films powerful proven year
This year has proven to make those kind of films you don't need to make them feel like medicine, you can make them powerful and still entertaining.
aspects certain far mother original playing possible stay true
When you're playing with aspects of sexuality, certain things have to be hidden. That's what my mother always used to tell me. I wanted to stay as true as possible to the original character, but didn't feel the need to go as far with the costume.
moments
There are these moments when you can't back down.
careers mean
We know how much our careers mean to us,
hate actors i-hate
I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche.
mom being-a-mom expected
So far I'm not surprised by anything about being a mom. It's all pretty great - but that's what I expected.
awards serious winner
I'm an Academy Award winner. I'm serious.
boys glasses bigs
Boys don't really like big nerdy glasses. Not so much.
thinking pussy kind
Like, I think I pussy out. So, I'm not that kind of person.
fun people actors
The human condition is all about us pretending to be something sometimes that we're not. When you get into the core of people kind of stripping all of that away, that's for me, as an actor, always the most fun stuff to do.
trying kind sometimes
I don't try to kind of go for the overly sympathetic. I don't really like sympathy; I don't like it for myself. Sometimes sympathy you feel like, you're kind of trying to victimize someone.