The South African-born actress studied hard to pass the citizenship
examination and insists becoming an American is something she has dreamt of
for years.
Charlize said: "I've always wanted to be one, they just didn't want to take
me. You're stuck with me now!
"It's quite a process - you have to work hard, you have to study up. You
have to know your stuff - you've got to know your senators, how the
government works.
"They give you a test. It is what you should know and I think it is good
that they do it. If you live here you should know your stuff. I did
incredibly well, I studied up and I was right there with my answers before
he had even finished the questions."
The 32-year-old 'Monster' star, who has been living in the US for over a
decade, also revealed her interview went smoothly until they asked her to
write.
She added to US talk show host David Letterman: "It was all going fine until
the interviewer said, 'Take this piece of paper and write, 'It's a sunny
day.' I was like, wait a second, this isn't in the book - I didn't study for
that! It was one of those really weird feelings where you completely doubt
yourself. I forgot how to speak English, I was thinking does sunny have a
double n?
"I guess they want to make sure that you can write and it turns out I can!"
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