Charlize gets indie film gong

Actress Charlize Theron has been awarded the LA Film Festival's Spirit of Independence award as thanks for not shying away from low budget flicks. The Oscar-winning actress may be hot enough to command high fees and get her pick of the leading roles, but her films range from low-budget success story Monster to last year's big-studio flop Aeon Flux. Explaining why her choices are so diverse, Charlize said: 'Because there's an audience for all of it, you know. 'And one's not bad and the other one's not good and they complement each other, and I think that's what people need to start to understand. 'I think the biggest misconception about independent film making is that if you do those movies, you'll always be thought of as that kind of actor and then you don't get to do the other things. 'I wouldn't want to do just one thing all the time. It gets boring after a while.'

ITN | June 30, 2006

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