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I like being a cog in a wheel. I like being a small aspect of a much bigger thing, and I think my interest in that takes the pressure of myself.

Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 7
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City of Lakes
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We all understand situations where it's swim or drown. Sometimes we surprise ourselves when we start swimming and see how well we can do it.
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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.
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Hey, I'm a girl, and we like to play dress-up.
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You choose the life you want for yourself, and then you just shut up and go about it. That's how I've lived my life.
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I didn't grow up with a mother telling me what was under my clothes was bad or evil.
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I'm voting for Barack Obama. He's inspiring.
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Right now the institution of marriage feels very one-sided, and I want to live in a country where we all have equal rights. I have so many friends who are gays and lesbians who would so badly want to get married, that I wouldn't be able to sleep with myself [if I got married before they could].
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I know that I'm only as good as I am because of the things that I allow into myself and into my soul, because that's the stuff that I project back out.
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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.
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It's so great as an actor to get the opportunity to do something that's incredibly truthful.
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I've always said that I worry about being with a man who doesn't flirt.
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I think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again. Like, I think I pussy out. So, I'm not that kind of person.
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You have to keep evolving.
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