Angelina Jolie

Actress, Filmmaker, Humanitarian

Angelina Jolie is an acclaimed actress and humanitarian known for her impactful roles and dedication to global humanitarian efforts.

Born
June 4, 1975
Quotes
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Rank
#373

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"The older ones recently saw Mr and Mrs Smith and I think they thought that was the funniest thing they'd ever seen because, of course, watching your parents fight as spies is some strange sort of childhood fantasy."

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"I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It’s happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn’t stop laughing. We love them and are having a great time."

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"To each his own. It's one of those things. How you build your family—you have to know what you're capable of handling and how your children will relate to each other. Maybe if you have one child and that child has a lot of needs, you realize you cannot give more attention to another. Sometimes you just know as a parent. We felt we could handle more children, and we have a very happy, very full home."

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"I had never held a baby in my life. I was one of those women - people would say, "Do you want to hold my baby?" and I was like "No ... ""

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"I'm much happier and more fulfilled than I thought I would ever be, especially when I was going through a lot of grief when I was younger. I hope it lasts."

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"I'm at a strange place I suppose in my life. I think that what happens when you lose a parent, where you lose-you drop into a different kind of serious."

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"I entered this business before I had focus and purpose in my life. I was very unhappy, very unhealthy, and when I sat down for an interview, I didn't know why. I felt like I didn't have anything to share. It was a very empty time."

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"We need the political will, and that often comes from the will of the people. So if celebrities or personalities can help to educate the people - not influence them, not tell them (what to do) - just tell them the truth about what's happening and let them form their own opinion, that will strengthen them and they will push their politicians."

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"I've started to really become aware of the world we live in, what's really going on."

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"I don't understand why some things are talked about and others are not. I don't know why I think I can make any kind of difference. All I know is that I want to."

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"Brad got me this great thing for Christmas. It's a bookshelf that has a book on every religion. That's how we plan to raise our kids. Teach them about all religions. They can pick one or be a student of all of them. We'll celebrate Kwanzaa for our girl. We'll celebrate moon and water festivals for our boys. We'll take them to temples in certain countries. Also to church."

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"It's the greatest thing that ever happened in my life, my son."

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"With doing the movies I've done I don't think I would be half the person I am today."

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"I 've been married so much in my life that I never really had lovers, so it's been a fun time. Hopefully the men are enjoying it as well."

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"The interesting thing for me is that everybody felt that I was really wild when i was unbalanced and desperate to communicate something and didn't have a sense of purpose. But I've never been so crazy and wild as I am with my son or as I am now."

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"My earliest memories are of my brother, pointing the home video camera at me and saying, "C'mon, Ange, give us a show!" Neither of my parents ever said, "Be quiet! Stop talking!" I remember my father looking me in the eye and asking, "What are you thinking? What are you feeling?" That's what I do in my job now - I say. "OK, how do I feel about this?" And I immediately know, because that's how I grew up."

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"Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director."

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"I've learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economical director."

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"The money it would cost to buy another car could be [used to] build two schools. So it's an easy choice that makes me very happy."

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"I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately... I don't."

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