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Charlize Theron

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Charlize Theron is one of those voices you encounter and immediately want to hear more from. Whether reflecting on Mom or Relationship, Charlize Theron brought uncommon clarity to every subject. Discover 21 of Charlize Theron's most memorable quotes, ranging across Mom, Relationship, Family, Women, and Travel. As Charlize Theron put it: "You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened."

“You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened.”

— Charlize Theron

Mom

All Quotes by Charlize Theron

“I've always known I wanted a family.”

— Charlize Theron

Family

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

— Charlize Theron

Women

“You can never get to a place of comfort in this business. As soon as you hit that little cushy spot, somebody's gonna kick you out. So I have a constant need to do it better.”

— Charlize Theron

Business

“From the moment this baby came into our home, those two dogs have never been more in love. It's the most beautiful thing I've ever witnessed. People keep saying, 'Oh, you're a single mom.' I'm like, 'Actually, I'm not. I've got two boys helping.'”

— Charlize Theron

Home

“You know, I don't think any mother aims to be a single mom. I didn't wish for that, but it happened.”

— Charlize Theron

Mom

“When they watch a movie and they know that you're in a relationship, you just kind of watch that constantly.”

— Charlize Theron

Relationship

“I am a relationship girl. That's kind of just how I'm made... When you're in my life, it's actually very contained.”

— Charlize Theron

Relationship

“I'm always open to a relationship, but I'm not putting those feelers out there now.”

— Charlize Theron

Relationship

“Marriage equality is about more than just marriage. It's about something greater. It's about acceptance.”

— Charlize Theron

Equality

“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.”

— Charlize Theron

Travel

“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.”

— Charlize Theron

Family

“You always have this fear in a movie of just being somebody's woman.”

— Charlize Theron

Fear

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

— Charlize Theron

Hope

“At the end, the realization is that she had to get to a place in her life where she could drop her guard and make peace with the fact that whether she had a small amount of time, that she had to kind of live it completely through, instead of living by the rules.”

— Charlize Theron

Peace

“Something I learned very early on in my career is that there are a lot of things that you do not have any power over.”

— Charlize Theron

Power

“So far I'm not surprised by anything about being a mom. It's all pretty great - but that's what I expected.”

— Charlize Theron

Mom

“I grew up on Bette Davis movies, and Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe.”

— Charlize Theron

Movies