“Pretty people don’t always get the best movie roles” – Charlize Theron says in May 2016 Issue of GQ

Charlize Theron is one actress that has managed to break free of the mould the movie industry has tried to box her into and even her recent feature film proved that. Last year, she got to play the one-armed, rough-riding rig-jockey who drove Mad Max: Fury Road all the way to sweeping away almost all the major awards at the 2016 Oscars. Click here if you want to see the list.

In the May 2016 Edition of GQ Magazine, she speaks on breaking out of typecasting, ageing, and her birth country South Africa

On typecasting…

Charlize was able to break out of getting typecasted at an early stage in her career. She says “Jobs with real gravitas go to people that are physically right for them and that’s the end of the story. How many roles are out there for the gorgeous, f***ing, gown-wearing eight-foot model? When meaty roles come through, I’ve been in the room and pretty people get turned away first.”

On ageing…

For a 40-year old with a great body, Charlize Theron had this to say “We live in a society where women wilt and men age like fine wine. And, for a long time, women accepted it. We were waiting for society to change, but now we’re taking leadership. It would be a lie to say there is less worry for women as they get older than there is for men… It feels there’s this unrealistic standard of what a woman is supposed to look like when she’s over 40.”

On her thoughts on South Africa…

“I love my country. And it’s very hard for South Africans to believe that, because I left and speak in an American accent. I have a very, very strong connection to my country and to its people. It’s the mother that might have abandoned me, in a weird way, but not all the way. I’m not having a pity party, but I’m constantly trying to win its love back.”

Photo Credit: Alexi Lubomirski for GQ