CHARLIZE THERON & JACK NICHOLSON SHARE WHAT IN COMMON?

“The truth is, women are way more complex and conflicted than society wants to believe,” says Theron in GQ UK.

“Men are celebrated for showing their flaws, exposing themselves. But if a woman does it, it’s not likeable and nobody’s going to want to see it, because it’s not pretty. I’d never seen a woman do anything like this [her role in Monster], and it sacred the shit out of me. This was the kind of shit Jack Nicholson gets to do.”

In fact, Monster almost didn’t make it to theaters and Charlize stills feels great about the movie’s success.

“The night I won the Academy Award, then of course everybody comes out of the dark like, ‘Yeah! We knew it! We always knew it was great!’ It’s like, ‘Shut the fuck up. No you didn’t.’