Charlize Central

4 Charlize Theron: The Oscar winner, who stars in “In the Valley of Elah,” says her favorite scenes were the ones where she has no dialogue. “A look can speak volumes,” says Theron, who plays a police detective looking for a soldier who has gone missing after returning from Iraq. Adds Theron: “For me, it reminds me of being a ballerina for 12 years and never having words. In fact, I’m not a big fan of words and directors hate me sometimes for that fact. I have a very clear understanding of how powerful the physical can be. You can have an entire monologue, and sometimes as actors we get lost in those showy moments. I have no desire for monologues.”She even had a strange request for director Paul Haggis. “When Paul started writing my part, I was like, ‘Can you cut down the lines? Please?’ ” She laughs and adds, “I always say I’m a really good actor when I’m not speaking.” She stars later this year in “Sleepwalking,” about an 11-year-old girl (AnnaSophia Robb) who must deal with the mother who abandoned her. She will also star in “The Ice at the Bottom of the World,” a drama about a retired Navy captain who comes home to the Chesapeake Bay to reunite with his family.

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