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I want to be in a good movie, and so the narrative is way more important.

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Charlize Theron
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 7
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
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Television Actor
Voice Actor
City of Lakes
Son of my sorrow
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You're either a really good hooker or a really good mom. That kind of conflicted nature is very much a part of being a woman.
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I look at my career and how I'm doing it now. I feel like there is something authentic in that process that I still try not to over manipulate. When I feel something, I try to listen to that.
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I don't believe in making five-year plans. I don't want to say, Yes, I want to have children in the next five years, because I don't know. I've always known that I'd like to be a mom, but I don't want to live by a schedule. If I [did], I wouldn't be living in the moment.
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My mother is one of those very unusual, superb human beings-she's innately strong and incredibly smart. She created an environment for me to explore who I was.
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