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I want my son to grow up with a mom that he could see and look at her life with all the mistakes and with all the failures and all the flaws and say, My mom lived an authentic life. That was the life she wanted to live.

Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron
Age: 49
Born: 1975
Born: August 7
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Of course you want your son, your children, to be proud of you.
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My whole concept in life is if you're not using it, you should give it to somebody else so they can use it.
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I'm open to anything, dude. I'm open to anything. That's what I would ask the aliens. I'd be like, Do you watch 'Game of Thrones?'
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