Charlize Theron knows “a lot” of sex addicts.

The Burning Plain actress understands the pain and confusion that surround sexual obsessions, and the way they tear families apart.

The 34-year-old star: “I’ve personally met a lot of parents, actually, who’ve lost children because they’re suffering from sex addiction and they tend to split up.

“It’s not that one would consciously cheat, but it really is a moment that’s not about the sex. When you’re addicted to it, things actually happen to your body and to your brain that chemically changes you, and so it is like shooting heroin or having a drink.”

Theron denies ever suffering from an addiction herself, but admits her father battled with various dependencies when she was growing up.

She told Parade.com: “I’ve never been addicted to anything but I’ve met people who are. I’ve been around it. I grew up in a house with addiction.

“I understand that grief and pain that comes from someone having to cope with the guilt of wanting to be numb.”

Source: TVNZ

Charlize Theron owes her career to a late-night meltdown with her mom.

The Oscar winner, 34, whose romantic drama Burning Plain is in theaters now, opens up during her Quintessentially-sponsored NYC premiere.

What has been the defining moment of her life so far?

“I’ve had a few, I have to say,” the South African-born stunner tells me. “I remember at night, at like 2 in the morning, with my mom in the City in a basement on, like, 21st Street, crying my eyes out and eating four pints of ice cream because I couldn’t dance anymore, and my mom saying ‘well, why don’t you try acting?’ I mean … because of some crazy moment at 2 a.m. with Haagen-Dazs, I’m standing on a red carpet today.”

What does she hope to accomplish by the time she’s 40?

“Just to survive,” she laughs. “I’m not a big planner. I try to live every day like tomorrow might not come. Not that I succeed at that every day, but I try to think that way and not too far ahead.”

Charlize is not afraid to shill.

“I’m butt-naked in the movie,” she says. “I don’t care, as long as I get them into the theater. It’s for the [high-end accent] art.”

Source: OK Magazine

I’ve added videos of Charlize from the series of tv appearances that she did this week. I’ve also added one video from The View from last year where she was promoting Battle in Seattle. Here are the list of videos:
The View – Sept 17, 2008
The View – Sept 17, 2009
Late Night with Jimmy Fallon
Tonight Show with Conan O’Brien
Good Morning America

I’ve added lots of screencaps of Charlize from The View, Late Night with Jimmy Fallon & Good Morning America. I’ve also added caps from last years interview from The View. I’ll be adding the videos soon.

The South African-born actress became an American citizen in 2007 but initially outstayed her welcome in the States when she was struggling to find work after her breakthrough role in Two Days In The Valley.

As her work visa expired, Theron was still fighting for roles in Hollywood – and had just landed a role opposite Al Pacino and Keanu Reeves in 1997 film The Devil’s Advocate when immigration officials caught up with her.

She explains, ‘I had to hold out for two years after playing the femme fatale in Two Days In The Valley because people wanted me to play that role. I think there was a conscious effort on my part to hold back and I didn’t work for two years and I waited and really fought for roles in The Devil’s Advocate and The Yards, Cider House Rules.

‘I went out on auditions and flew myself out (for movies) and almost went to prison and didn’t wash my hair to break this idea of what people thought of me. I was deported when I was making Devil’s Advocate, but that will be for my book one day.’

Source: New Keral

Charlize Theron is not “an exhibitionist”.

The ‘Burning Plain’ actress – who appears naked in the first scene of the movie, and has also stripped off in ‘Monster’ and ‘The Devil’s Advocate’ – insists she only flashes flesh on film if it is integral to the storyline.

She explained: “I’m not some exhibitionist. I think people think I just love walking around naked.

“When you start making it about yourself, you stand in the way of doing your job. I have to sit in an editing room with the director and a bunch of execs, and if I had to sit there and think about myself and these men watching me, I think that would make me insecure. I’m just like every other girl out there. I would cringe.”

The 34-year-old actress added making ‘The Burning Plain’ – in which she stars as Sylvia, a woman who found out her mother was having an affair when she was a teenager – made her think about her own upbringing.

Charlize’s parents had a turbulent relationship, culminating in her father being shot dead by her mother after he attacked her when Charlize was 15.

She told the USA Today newspaper: “I looked at my parents and I was so judgmental, and you don’t understand the struggles of what it is to be in a marriage and be committed and raise children and to be part of a family.

“Their marriage wasn’t great. As a child, you see things very differently, and then I got older and I went, ‘Wow, that’s amazing.’ You start going out with a couple of boys, and some of them aren’t so nice. There’s a lot more that plays into this whole relationship thing than you think.”

Source: Contact Music

Two websites recently had a chance to meet Charlize. ReelzChannel.com has shared with us their recent interview with Charlize Theron about her latest flick, The Burning Plain. You can read the full interview in their website.

Also Moviefone also met with the actress where she talks about her other movie, The Road, her opinion of District 9 and what it’s like to work with Kim Basinger. Check it out in here.

Charlize and the rest of The Burning Plain was seen in New York for the premiere of The Burning Plain. I love the style of the blue dress she was wearing. I’ve also added high quality photos of her guest appearance at The Tonight Show of Conan O’Brien. Enjoy the pics!

I’ve added 150+ HQ screencaps of Charlize’s interview from Conan O’Brien. Again the video will be added later this week. Enjoy!

“Let the Right One In” helmer Tomas Alfredson will direct Nicole Kidman in true-life sex-change drama “The Danish Girl.”

Script is written by Lucinda Coxon, based on David Ebershoff’s novel about Danish painter Einar Wegener (Kidman), who in 1931 became the first person to go through a sex-change operation to become a woman.

However, Charlize Theron, who had been attached to play Wegener’s wife, Gerda, has left the production.

Source: Variety