Quotes by Charlize Theron

“If they ever do my life story, whoever plays me needs lots of hair color and high heels.”

“I think of myself as a highly sexual creature.”

“He walked me home and made out with me. That was my second kiss and he got to second base too. Then there was Ben - he was my first dry hump.”

“Id love to get pajamas. Good, nice and warm flannel ones.”

“There are these moments when you cant back down.”

“Weve come a long way, and changing a law is really important. What Ive realized is laws change, but you also have to change how people think. And that takes time.”

“If you were a single mom, theres no way to support yourself and your kids by working in a hair salon. Its about a woman who decides to go and do what was considered a mans job, but was treated quite horribly for it and decides she has to fight for her rights when everyone thinks she should just shut up and take it.”

“We dont go through life with it all being smooth sailing. ... We all understand situations where you know its swim or drown. Its a choice you have to make, and sometimes we surprise ourselves, when we actually make that choice and start swimming, with how well we can do it.”

“Not to sound on a pedestal about women, but the reality is, we bring a completely different element to it just because we are women,”

I can only hope to be 10 percent of the mom mine was to me. She encouraged me to be confident and enjoy life. Thats what I want for my son.

Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. Its about something greater. Its about acceptance.

My mom has made it possible for me to be who I am. Our family is everything. Her greatest skill was encouraging me to find my own person and own independence.

I think today women are very scared to celebrate themselves, because then they just get labeled.

I grew up in South Africa and I would look at maps and we were at the bottom of the world. There was this whole thing up there. I was always reading encyclopedias about the world. So travel was something I was always attracted to.

You know, I dont think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didnt wish for that, but it happened.