Charlize Theron
A few days before the release of the film “The Old Guard”, Charlize Theron tells how she experiences confinement in Malibu with her two children.
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Overnight, the actress changed her profession, becoming the August school teacher, 4 years old, and Jackson, 8 years. A change that n’not really suited Charlize Theron, who will be there’“The Old Guard” poster, available from July 10, 2020 on Netflix.
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In the film, you play Andy, an immortal who has been trying to do good on this planet for centuries. How did you approach this character?
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Even being mortal, I believe that we all seek to do good around us. We all have moments of reflection when we wonder what we have to change or do to be happy, but also so that our loved ones are. It is therefore not difficult to identify with my character. The only difference between Andy and me is that she’s been doing it for thousands of years.
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The coronavirus is still present in California. How do you live this period?
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We hardly moved from our property. I am fortunate that my whole family is in good health. For years I had felt guilty about traveling too much for my filming and dreaming of staying at home with my children. Well there I am served (laughs). The containment had several positive aspects for me, but a big negative: having to transform myself into a teacher.
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Have you become a good school teacher?
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I thought I was doing well until’the day Jackson told me I was a really bad math teacher! I can’t wait for school to resume. I don’t want them to teach at home without ever going to class (laughs).
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You adopted two black children. With the events and demonstrations of the past few weeks, have you found the words to discuss you racism with them?
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C’is a terribly difficult discussion because, as a parent, I m’strives above all to protect them, but i’realized that I should not hide from them what has been going on in the United States for two months. Explain to my children ages 4 and 8 what happened to George Floyd and at all other blacks who died without just cause, c’is terrible. With our discussions, my children lost their innocence, but it’was important to tell them about what their ancestors endured. Silence is dangerous right now, so I have to tell them the truth. They have changed a lot in the past two months. They are young, but have become active. When we go shopping, they proudly take out their Black Lives Matter signs, qu’they did it themselvess, at the car window.
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