385 Quotes by Charlize Theron

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?’

It's our job as filmmakers to reflect the world right now, and this year has proven that you can make these movies and make them not taste like medicine.

I think since I did Monster I really started understanding how hard it is for first time directors. I think there's a lot of great stories out there, but it's high risk.

Of course you want your son, your children, to be proud of you.

It's so hush hush that they have sworn everyone to absolute secrecy and haven't revealed the exact date or location yet.

I tend to, if I decide to do a job, want to be able to trust my director.

Blade Runner was an incredibly influential movie, in terms of the way that it envisioned what the future was going to look like.

No matter how sexual this character is and how comfortable she is with her sexuality, we obviously knew that we couldn't go as far with the outfits as Peter had designed for her. We still tried to stay true to that element and the knowledge that she's very independent and very comfortable within her skin. She's not shy. She's a very strong person. When you play with those elements of sexuality, it makes it really fun.

When I find something that I really like and I can get it off, then I put my time and energy into that because it is a lot of work.