And doing a film in that period, and having to really celebrate what they wore back then, how they sat and how they spoke. You know, what the etiquette was back then for a lady. All of those things are like putting on a wig and transforming yourself, which I love.
And I do think that earlier in my career, I did make a very conscious decision to make sure that I was doing work that wasn't necessarily given to me, and that people didn't necessarily think that I would be able to do.
And I was victim to that very early in my career, where I would go into auditions, and I'd be wearing a big T shirt, a big baggy T shirt and loose jeans. You know, to try and show people that there was more to me than just that.
At least I know that one film-maker in my career has had the initiative to come to me and thought of me as being capable of doing interesting and complicated work, and so I have a new-found belief that other film-makers will see me in a different way, the way that Patty did.
At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules.
But it's just such a gift when you work with an actor who actually takes you by the hand, and goes there with you.
But that classic look is so great. When I do period movies, I can't believe that women wore hats all the time. And I don't even own a hat, things like that which I so wish we still had today. I don't know if it's conscious, it's just purely because I love it, I love that classic stuff.
Countries and states which have capital punishment have a much higher rate of murder and crime than countries that do not, so that makes sense to me, and the moral question - I struggle with it morally.
Hey, I'm a girl, and we like to play dress-up.
I am human, and, yeah, I have very bad days.
I am not for the death penalty and so making this film did not change my point of view. I think it made me more aware of how ineffective it is.
I do not think that condemning people who murder and killing them necessarily sends out the right message.
I found a great way of letting go. I don't really watch a lot of television normally, so, I would watch mindless television.
I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.
I guess because I pay so much attention to the physical part of the character, I don't look upon it as like Charlize Theron up there. I don't think of them as like Charlize Theron films.
I guess there are very few actors that I've worked with that I would like to work with again. You never think you'll have that chance and, if we didn't do Italian Job together, there wouldn't be another one that could be right.
I had called her up a couple of weeks before then, because I had heard this vicious rumour that she did not like the movie. It was very upsetting for me. I am very sensitive to that, because I am portraying her life and did not want her to be unhappy.
I have been working a lot, and I like it. And you know, it's hard for me not to. I guess I've been working a lot because I get to play with brilliant people.
I have very talented people dress me and put my makeup on, stuff like that. But I do love that look, and I think it's maybe because I grew up on that old glamour.
I like what I do, and I'm very fortunate now to be in a very nice place. Which is that I don't have to work anymore. So the work that I do now is purely because I really want to.
I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career.
I mean, I'm new but I've always been very interested in film making process and I've been lucky enough to work with film makers in my past that have been very encouraging to let me hang around. I get so emotionally vested - that the producer part of me was natural.
I only worked on Men of Honor for three weeks, but I walked away with so much. Because Bob is the kind of actor who gives you the opportunity to really go there. And we really had to go there. I mean, we were both playing drunks.
I think in life we want to challenge ourselves.
I think of myself as a highly sexual creature.
I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled.
I'd love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones.
I'm happy for people who want to get married. It's not my thing.
If I don't like seeing myself on the screen, I think when I start seeing that, that's when I think I'll stop.
If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels.
So how critics will perceive your film or your work, or whether your movie is going to make $100 million at the box office, or whether you are going to be winning any awards - well, you have no control over that.
So I did that for a long time in my career, and I waited for parts to play myself just physically down a little bit. But I do feel like I'm at a place in my career now where I don't necessarily fret about that too much anymore.
Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over.
There's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.
They really stay just characters to me. I look at them, and I don't see always the same person up there. And hopefully, people will see that too. Because it's very easy to bore people, and that's a killer. So hopefully that won't happen.
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.
When they watch a movie and they know that you're in a relationship, you just kind of watch that constantly.
Yet there's a hunger in me still. I'm like only beginning. I feel like I still have so much to learn.
You always have this fear in a movie of just being somebody's woman.
You can never get to a place of comfort in this business. As soon as you hit that little cushy spot, somebody's gonna kick you out. So I have a constant need to do it better.
She began her studies at the National School Of The Arts in Johannesburg.
The May 1999 issue of Playboy published nude photos of Theron, taken during the early years of her modeling career. Claiming they had been "for private use", Theron ended up suing photographer Guido Argentini.
She has appeared in a PETA advertisement for their anti-fur campaign.
In 2006, Theron won GLAAD's Vanguard Award at the GLAAD Media Awards for increasing "visibility and understanding in the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans gender community."
In May 2006, Maxim Magazine named Charlize #25 in its annual Hot 100 issue.
After her Oscar win for Monster, she earned $10,000,000 for both North Country and Aeon Flux.
According to The Hollywood Reporter's 2006 list of highest-paid actresses in Hollywood, she ranked 7th, behind Halle Berry, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Ren?e Zellweger, Reese Witherspoon, and Nicole Kidman.
Her surname is pronounced in Afrikaans as "Tronn", although she prefers the pronunciation "Thrown".
Charlize has been on the cover pages of many American magazines including Entertainment Weekly, Premiere, Parade, Cineaste, Elle, Jane, Playboy, GQ and many more.
In the year 2005, she was seen in print ads for Raymond Weil.
In the year 1996, she appeared in the TV commercials for Martini and Axe.
In the year 2005, she was named #4 in FHM's "100 Sexiest Women in the World 2005" special supplement.
Her favorite actor is Tom Hanks.
In the year 2001, she was ranked 4th in the 100 Sexiest Women by FHM (Taiwan).
She didn't like being a model.
After winning her Oscar, she returned to great celebrations in her native South Africa, and she even met former South African President Nelson Mandela. When he praised her for putting their country on the map and gave her a hug, Charlize broke into tears.
She is a model turned actress.
In 2004, she starred with real-life boyfriend Stuart Townsend in the movie Head in the Clouds.
Charlize studied acting with the Joffrey Ballet in New York City.
At a very young age of 16, she managed to win a modeling contest in Italy.
Charlize made every stunt in The Italian Job by herself, except one jump.
Charlize worked two times together with make-up artist Tony G (Monster, North Country).
To learn more about Britt Ekland, her role in The Life and Death of Peter Sellers, she watched a lot of videos showing her and Peter Sellers, together with Geoffrey Rush, who played Peter.
Charlize used hypnotherapy as an aid to quit smoking.
Charlize and her boyfriend, Stuart Townsend, attended the Spirit of Independence Award Ceremony Honoring Charlize Theron, in which took place on June 28th, 2006.
Charlize and her boyfriend Stuart have reportedly split up. (March 11/2006)
Charlize owns the rights to the story adapted from Mark Richard's fictional short story, The Ice at the Bottom of the World.
Charlize has replaced Angelina Jolie as Martin Campbell's, director, first choice for the latest role as a Bond girl.
Charlize got her first kiss when she was 14 but was not considered his girlfriend.
Charlize learned English as a teenager in South Africa by watching American TV.
Charlize dated Stephan Jenkins, the lead singer in the band Third Eye Blind.
Charlize turned down the lead female role in Pearl Harbor to star alongside Keanu Reeves in the film Sweet November.
Charlize became a fashion model at age fourteen.
The filming of Aeon Flux was delayed because Charlize had to heal from a neck injury she got when she attempted a stunt. Charlize no longer allows stunts as part of her movie contracts.
Charlize has two tattoos. One is a blue flower on her right foot and the other is a little koi fish on her ankle.
Charlize had a rough experience as a teen; she witnissed her father's death, at the hands of her mother. He was an abusive alcoholic, and her mother shot him in self-defense. No charges were pressed.
Charlize's favorite school subject was English.
Charlize had surgery on a herniated cervical disc in her neck.
Charlize posed nude for the May 1999 issue of Playboy magazine.
Charlize is best-known for gaining 30 pounds for her Academy Award winning role in Monster.
Charlize was named after her dad, Charles.
Charlize is currently engaged to actor Stuart Townsend. They met on the set of Trapped. They reside in a home together in Los Angeles.
Charlize won a Golden Globe Award for her lead role in Monster.
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