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CHARLIZE THERON: IN THE VALLEY OF ELAH


Charlize Theron says smoking helped her land a role in Paul Haggis's Iraq war movie, In the Valley of Elah



"I'm going to do something filthy," says Charlize Theron. "Is that all right?" Go ahead, I say, intrigued. She places a cigarette between her lips and lights up. How disappointing.

Smokers are a dying breed in Los Angeles, but Theron partly has her "filthy" habit to thank for her role in Paul Haggis's haunting Iraq war film, In the Valley of Elah. "It's the one and only good thing that will ever come from smoking," she says, smiling, her green eyes obscured behind designer sunglasses.





© Stephen Applebaum, 2008