South African-born actress Charlize Theron calls US marriage laws “a form of apartheid”. The Oscar winner and Dior model said,
I don’t like living in an elitist world, it bothers me. I don’t want to be part of an elitist sexual preference. It bothers me. Maybe it’s because I come from a country where I lived under apartheid. This is a form of apartheid and I don’t want to be a part of that.
Theron was referring to the “Grand Apartheid” laws in her native country, which segregated whites and non-whites. The laws prevented non-whites from marrying whites or holding white jobs. Harsh criminal penalties were imposed on …

South African Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron (Monster) is one of a number of stars interested in playing the lead role in the film adaptation of Atlas Shrugged, the best selling novel from the late novelist, screenwriter and philosophist, Ayn Rand (The Fountainhead).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, other actresses vying for the role are Angelina Jolie, Julia Roberts and Anne Hathaway.
Rand developed a philosophical system called objectivism, which is at the core of Atlas Shrugged. The book tells the story o a female railroad executive trying to keep her corporation competitive. It was published in 1957 but is regarded as particularly relevant today. Rand described objectivism as “a philosophy for living on earth”, grounded in reality …

She is such a chameleon, so dramatically able to alter her appearance and demeanour, that Hollywood calls actress Charlize Theron ‘The Shape-shifter’.
But while Kenneth Branagh describes her as ‘a whirlwind of crushing sexual energy’, Theron rarely chooses to reveal this quality either on or off screen.
On it, she usually masks her beauty. She won the Best Actress Oscar in 2003 for her portrayal of fat lesbian Aileen Wuornos – a prostitute and serial killer – in Monster. In 2005, for her role as a mine worker in North Country, she had dull hair and wore sexless overalls.

CHARLIZE THERON has named Hollywood legend DAME ELIZABETH TAYLOR as her greatest inspiration – because the veteran actress is a “survivor”.
The Oscar-winner was delighted to finally meet her idol at a recent dinner party, and found herself even more enamoured with Taylor, 77, after their brief chat.
She says, “I said to her, ‘I just think you’re so incredible and I’m so honoured to meet you because you’re an amazing woman.’
“She turned to me and said, ‘I’m just a survivor, darling.’ I loved that moment because that’s what we’re all trying to do.
“Some of us are blessed with not having a lot of turmoil in our lives, but at the end of the day, our nature …

The 33-year-old actress was awarded the Best Actress Academy Awards in 2004 for her portrayal of serial killer Aileen Wuornos in ‘Monster’ but admits she (has) more pressing things to think about than the accolade.
Asked if she agreed with fellow winner Gwyneth Paltrow who said the award means nothing to her in her day-to-day life, Charlize replied: “Look it doesn’t vacuum, it doesn’t wash the dishes, it doesn’t do stuff like that, but it’s definitely an honour.”
The star recently admitted she finds it hard to believe she is one of the few women to be given the prestigious accolade.
She said: “Every time I see the Oscars on the television I can’t believe it. You realise …

Charlize Theron finds it easy to go naked on screen.
The actress found it harder to convey her character’s emotion in new movie ‘The Burning Plain’ – in which she plays a self-abusing, sex addicted mother – than take her clothes off.
She said: “Being naked is one of those things I think people think of in an isolated, compartmentalised way, but sometimes it’s harder to do a scene where you have to bear a raw emotion of pain or vulnerability.
“That kind of nakedness is sometimes much harder than taking your clothes off.”
Oscar winner Charlize, who co-produced ‘The Burning Plain’, also revealed she never thought she would ever step behind the camera on her films.
The 33-year-old star …

It doesn’t seem like it would be possible, but apparently Charlize Theron has fat days just like the rest of us. She talked about her bloat-blues in a recent interview with AOLNews:
“Life is just as complicated for me as it is for any other woman out there and I wake up just like ever other woman sometimes and can’t fit into my jeans and feel fat and ugly and have bad days.”
Theron deals with her complicated emotions by remembering how lucky she is to be a successful, leggy, blonde Oscar winner:
I’m incredibly blessed when you put everything in perspective, my life is incredibly blessed and I don’t …

CHARLIZE THERON has linked the violent death of her father to her successful acting career – because witnessing tragedy at a young age inspired her to make the most of her life.
Theron was 15 when she saw her mother, Gerda, shoot dead her alcoholic and abusive father, Charles, in self-defence.
The actress, who won a coveted Academy Award in 2004, admits the incident will stay with her for life – but also had a positive affect by giving her the motivation to become successful.
She says, “I don’t know how to say this without sounding strange. But I feel like having this tragedy at such a young age has given me a leg up from other people. …

Charlize Theron only knows “dirty stuff” in Spanish.
The 33-year-old actress’ new movie “The Burning Plain” includes lots of Spanish dialogue, and when Mexican director Guillermo Arriaga realized she couldn’t speak the language he decided to teach her some naughty words.
She told BANG Showbiz: “Of course he taught me some dirty stuff! He had a really good friend with him and I was kind of like this little messenger between them. Guillermo’s friend Adrian would be like, ‘Go to Guillermo and say, blah blah blah.’ I’d be the little person rushing over to Guillermo saying the words really loud, and half the crew understood.”
Theron admits she was “embarrassed” at not being able to converse with Guillermo …

Charlize Theron is sick of being linked with “doom and gloom”.
The South African-born actress – who played a serial killer in ‘Monster’ and a mine worker who was sexually harassed in ‘North Country’ – accepts her most famous movies have involved depressing storylines.
Charlize – who portrays a woman with a troubled childhood in new movie ‘The Burning Plain’ – said: “I am starting to figure that if there is a woman in a doom and gloom scenario, my name comes up.”
The 33-year-old Oscar winner is now hoping to break away from making serious movies and experiment with lighter projects.
Charlize said on British TV show ‘Richard and Judy’: “The next one has to be a comedy. …