I was raised in a country [South Africa] with a lot of political turmoil. I was part of a culture and a generation that suppressed people and lived under apartheid regimes. I don't know how you can come out of that and not have an awareness for the world. I think that if my life had turned out any other way and I was working in a bank, I would still feel this way about it, because there's a connection to humanity that to me is really important.
Charlize TheronI'd be unbelievably wrong to say there isn't such a thing as the right place, right time-luck.
Charlize TheronI 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."
Charlize TheronThere's only so much you can do, but if somebody doesn't give you a chance there is nothing you can do.
Charlize TheronI think there is a part of me that's always a little bit like, "Why would I torture myself? Just in case you forgot how big the shoes are you're walking in, take a look again". Like, I think I pussy out. So, I'm not that kind of person.
Charlize TheronI think that luxury is to be used when you are in your jeans and your T-shirt and you want to feel a little extra special, and you want to go and walk into a store and have somebody go, "Wow, what is that?" Maybe that's the one and only thing you give yourself that day, but I think women like to give that to themselves.
Charlize Theron