385 Quotes by Charlize Theron

I don’t think you can create anything interesting from a comfort zone. You have to work from a place of fear and failure.

I think it’s interesting that women, by nature, are way more conflicted than men.

I’ve never been the kind of actress that just likes to show up and say my lines. I’m fascinated by what the crew does.

I don’t believe in charmed lives. I think that tragedy is part of the lesson you learn to lift yourself up, to pick yourself up and to move on.

I’m interested in human behavior, and what happened in my family life is definitely not a unique story. There are aspects of that I’m sure you can see through the work. But I’m just looking for something that touches me.

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.

I think a sense of humor is a very personal thing and I don’t know if I am talented enough to do romantic comedies.

I’m an Academy Award winner. I’m serious.

You’re very in tune with, because actors are all different, and it’s very tricky when you throw us all together because we all work differently. You want to get the best work out of every individual actor.