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I make a real effort to try and live in the real world and not just the dream world.

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Charlize Theron
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 7
Actor
Actress
Film Actor
Film Producer
Model
Television Actor
Voice Actor
City of Lakes
Son of my sorrow
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I am South African and I am so aware, even as a white, privileged South African, that even within our community of privilege the idea of talking about sex or sexual preference or sexual identity or anything like that was just, nobody ever did that and nobody ever felt comfortable doing that.
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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.
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I do think that when you're specifically working in a country like South Africa, you have to be able to be aware of the cultural truth of what people are raised in and believe in and how they function within their society.
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I feel like I know South Africans. I feel like I know our culture.
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I'd rather put on a pair of jeans and get on my Harley and act like a guy.
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That's why I like my job so much, because at the end of the day they're fruits of labor that you don't pick very easily. And I love that.
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I've never been a fan of labels. I think its very easy to kind of look at somebody and just kind of throw a label on them 'They're crazy.'
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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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As you get older, you get wrinkles and your boobs sag. But you get wisdom, too. So it's not all bad!
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Of course you want your son, your children, to be proud of you.
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From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed. People keep saying, 'Oh, you're a single mom.' I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I've got two boys helping.'
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My job is to be a blank canvas & embody the characters that I'm playing.
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I never take that for granted, but I'm always very aware that I'm one person and I can't wear everything.
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Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It's about something greater. It's about acceptance.
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I try to hang on to as much mystery as possible. How can we go through our lives not wanting to have any element of surprise?’
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I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to.
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I was going to go to Macchu Picchu and then I just ended up working the whole year.
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Modeling was never a passion of mine.
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I think writing a book with film in mind is a way to write a really bad books. You can usually tell those books that are packaged to become films.
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I've always said that I worry about being with a man who doesn't flirt.
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