Charlize Theron Quotes

Charlize Theron gives a bright, body-positive note that feels uplifting.

13 quotes

1. I feel really lucky to have the body I have; I love it!

2. I met a woman in Albuquerque and she came and hung out with me in the trailer. It was really just more to kind of really understand my biggest concern was always the interrogation scenes. Remember, that's why I really wanted to meet somebody because you see those scenes on TV so much.

3. I love the idea of longevity in this career. But [producing] is not about, "Let me do this because this might happen 20 years down the line." Sleepwalking wasn't a vehicle for me, it was a film that pushed the ­envelope. I want to produce good stories, versus creating a niche where I can look after myself as an actor.

4. It's in the eyes, mostly. Don't listen just to the other actor's lines. Look at - and listen to - their eyes. That's where the emotion comes through.

5. 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.

6. Looks alone won’t get you that far. It may get you in the door, but there’s always somebody younger, somebody prettier. You have to rely on something else.

7. I hate actors who come and quote Nietzsche.

8. Of course you want your son, your children, to be proud of you.

9. I don't really watch a lot of television, and I would watch mindless, mindless television.

10. My thoughts and love go out to the Mandela family. Rest in peace Madiba. You will be missed, but your impact on this world will live forever.

11. I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled.

12. I don't believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.

13. I don't want to be put on a pedestal. I don't want to be anything other than what we are. I want to just be a woman.