Charlize Theron (APEX)

Charlize Theron· Guest0:00

Oh my God.

Krista Smith· Host0:00

You're what, 19, 20?

Charlize Theron· Guest0:01

Jennifer had to wait on me?

Krista Smith· Host0:02

Yeah.

Charlize Theron· Guest0:03

[gasps] Oh my God. [laughs] I'm so embarrassed. This is so embarrassing.

Krista Smith· Host0:07

Let's see if she remembers. [upbeat music] Charlize, it is awesome to see you. I feel like I have a titan in the studio.

Charlize Theron· Guest0:21

Oh.

Krista Smith· Host0:22

[laughs] Um, last time we talked, uh, it was six years ago. I can't believe it. We were talking The Old Guard, we talked Monster, obviously the film you won your Best Actress Oscar off of. We talked Mad Max, we talked Bombshell. And one of the things that stuck with me from that interview was producing.

Charlize Theron· Guest0:40

Mm-hmm.

Krista Smith· Host0:41

'Cause you talked about, and I'm gonna read this quote pretty much, "You always tell actors to produce at least once in their life to be empathetic to the process and collaborative and not siloed." So you, this was something that you were really leaning into in this, in this period, right? So I wanna ask you, with Apex coming out, okay, you are a producer, and you're also the actor.

Charlize Theron· Guest1:04

Yeah.

Krista Smith· Host1:04

And you are in the middle of the Outback, gorgeous Australia, rough terrain. You are a rock climber.

Charlize Theron· Guest1:11

Yeah.

Krista Smith· Host1:12

Okay? Expertise at the top- [laughs] Yeah ... of their craft.

Charlize Theron· Guest1:15

Yeah.

Krista Smith· Host1:16

What could possibly go wrong?

Charlize Theron· Guest1:18

[tense music] I'm trying to get to Gran Isle Narrows. Do you want the easy way or the hard way? The best way.