385 Quotes by Charlize Theron

I like hard work. I like putting the effort towards it and then being able to look at it and go, "All right, I did that."

I think substitution is a huge part of acting, but I don't personalise my work that much.

Action films have been very testosterone-driven, not that that's a bad thing. But there is an interesting sexuality that I don't think has been that well explored in that action world, which is something women could bring to that genre.

I'm always open to a relationship, but I'm not putting those feelers out there now.

As you get older, you get wrinkles and your boobs sag. But you get wisdom, too. So it's not all bad!

And the process is very physical, which is something I always wanted to do, since I came from a ballet background and I really like telling stories with my body. That was the challenge... . I don't want to keep repeating myself.

I'd be unbelievably wrong to say there isn't such a thing as the right place, right time-luck.

So I did that for a long time in my career, and I waited for parts to play myself just physically down a little bit. But I do feel like I'm at a place in my career now where I don't necessarily fret about that too much anymore.

a very unique girl, a free spirit. I see all the beauty and childlike innocence in life.