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, but it wasn’t until director Patty Jenkins convinced her to play serial killer Aileen Wuornos in.
“I didn’t think I could do it at first,” says Theron of her Oscar-winning portrayal of Wuornos—a role for which she gained 40 pounds. “The thing that convinced me ultimately was that I had never had—and I get emotional thinking about it—I never had somebody believe in me like that before. I was always the person who would go into audition after audition after audition and lay myself on broken glass and not get the part.
Theron wells up for a moment. “I was blown away by that. It’s super emotional because I don’t think a lot of women get an opportunity like that. And we are only as good as—the way I talk about Seth, I feel like when you work with people who believe in you fully like that, if you have that kind of faith in me, I will do anything for you.”, testifies to the near-religious level of dedication Theron brings to her projects.
“I didn’t discover therapy until my mid-30s,” she continues. “My reasons for going had a lot to do with South Africa and uncertainty and living with an alcoholic every day in my life. What I discovered was that my life was an all-encompassing thing. It showed me that I can see the big picture and understand the reason to get to a place where I could create a life for my own kids.”
Seven years ago, Theron adopted Jackson, or “Jacks” , followed a few years later by August, or “Auggie” , and she talks about motherhood with undisguised joy. “I love being a mom,” she says. “I get up with them at 5:30 every day. I make them breakfast. I pack their lunches. On the weekends, we hang out with family and friends. I’ll cook lasagna for them—or steak. We do a lot of grilling. We go to
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