7 Quotes & Sayings By Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron is an Academy Award-winning actress. She has also won two Emmy Awards, two MTV Movie Awards, and four Screen Actors Guild Awards, among other honors. Theron made her professional debut in the film The Burning Season (1993), which was followed by roles in the films A Dry White Season (1995), A Beautiful Mind (2001), and North Country (2005). With her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in Monster (2003), she became the first actress to ever win an Academy Award for playing a murderer in a leading role Read more

She was awarded the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2004 for her performance in The Cider House Rules. Her work in North Country earned her nominations for Top Female Performance by the Boston Society of Film Critics, Best Supporting Actress by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and Best Actress in a Motion Picture by the National Board of Review.

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I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and enjoy life. That's what I want for my son. Charlize Theron
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Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It's about something greater. It's about acceptance. Charlize Theron
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My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence. Charlize Theron
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I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled. Charlize Theron
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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. Charlize Theron
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You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened. Charlize Theron