Charlize Theron On Kids, Marriage And Playing Ugly

Charlize Theron tells the new W magazine why she gets fed up with the notion that she plays predominately 'ugly' movie characters: "Oh, no, you better not be bringing up 'ugly.' Look, I get it. "Monster" was a transformation. "North Country" was dirt. That's what happens when you go into a mine. "In the Valley of Elah"--that's when I took real offense, because that was just my real hair color and me with no makeup." Following are other comments from Charlize Theron's interview found in the June issue: ON "GOOD MATERIAL" DRIVING HER TO CHOOSE MOVIE ROLES ... "More interesting stories come my way about what we consider real people than about glamorous, beautiful people. It really irks me that people think I choose these roles because if I'm not looking attractive, they will take me seriously. I'm sorry, but if I'm going to play a cop, I'm not going to be wearing eyeliner. I'm not going to wake up in a scene with lip gloss on, because that's not how women wake up, not even the most beautiful ... (link)