Charlize Theron Character Quotations

I guess because I pay so much attention to the physical part of the character, I don't look upon it as like Charlize Theron up there. I don't think of them as like Charlize Theron films.

They really stay just characters to me. I look at them, and I don't see always the same person up there. And hopefully, people will see that too. Because it's very easy to bore people, and that's a killer. So hopefully that won't happen.

I mean I tried to transform myself through characters throughout my career.

we were concerned we were going to sound too broad, and maybe get laughs in the wrong way. We tried to fine-tune it a little, staying kind of neutral. Part of the transformation in any character is a new way of speaking. Also the physical look. Once again I worked with Toni G, who did my makeup for 'Monster.'

My character is fictional, but she is based on all the women who fought the sexual harassment case, and everything you see in the film actually happened.

You can live vicariously through the characters you play.

You have to discipline yourself and not carry the character with you. You need to switch it off and take time to re-energize.

I'm very attracted to characters who don't necessarily make it easy to be loved.

I've tried most of my career to transform myself towards characters.

My job is to be a blank canvas & embody the characters that I'm playing.

There's only so much you can do with the material you're given, ... A lot of films are very male-oriented, but this is a male-dominated industry. Let's not lie. I don't care what character I play as long as it's an honest exploration.

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.