My mother was an Earth Mother and the nicest person in the world.
— Angelina Jolie
We travel often to Asia, Africa, Europe, where they were born.
I don't like perfumes that are too strong or sweet. I like a fragrance that is earthy and sensual and can be worn at any time.
I didn't even know I needed throw pillows. That was always Brad's thing.
It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell.
Every woman is different when they go through menopause, and... I didn't know emotionally how I would feel.
I never woke up and thought, 'I really want to live a bold life.'
Brad was a huge surprise to me. I think we were both the last two people who were looking for a relationship. I certainly wasn't. I was quite content to be a single mom with Mad.
When I was younger, I was testing myself and questioning everything, but now it's less about that and more about these are the years of my life with my family.
To be clear: we have fights and problems like any other couple.
Brad will tell you. He puts a movie on, I'm asleep in 10 minutes. I have no patience. But the kids love action movies with comedy, Jackie Chan and all that.
I'm just wanting to make the proper breakfast and keep the house. That's my passion. At the request of my kids, I'm taking cooking classes. As I go to sleep at night, I think, 'Did I do a great job as a mom, or was that an average day?'
I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.
I went through a period when I felt my film characters were having more fun than I was. It might partly explain why I ended up tattooed or doing certain extreme things in my life.
Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting.
I take my kids to school. And if I go to work, I go to work, and they visit me on set. I come home. I have dinner with my family. I have breakfast with my family. I have a very solid, very warm home.
Obviously, there's a part of me that takes the world of violence and death very seriously. However, when it comes to protection, or when it comes to just the skill of shooting... I've gone to the range with sniper rifles and things like that.
Seeing Pax get extra-nervous about which shirt he is going to wear when he meets Aung San Suu Kyi, I get very moved. He rightfully doesn't get nervous going to a movie premiere; he gets nervous going to meet her.
They are resilient children, but they are children, and as much as they need help to understand the hard truths in life, they also need what we all need - protection and love.
I think it speaks of all women having those few special things that make them feel feminine. And so when I was a little girl, I would associate Guerlain with that.
I don't let a lot of reporters meet my children.
Every three months, I'll say, 'Honey, I think I should learn how to cook'.
Everything I do, I hope, is that I represent something, and I represent the right things to my children and give them the right sense of what they're capable of and the world as it should be seen.
We will always be a family. Always.
The American people are bigger than any president. I suppose I have faith in my country and in what it is founded on and the values we hold dear.
If something inconveniences my children too much or takes me away from them, I won't do it.
There's the chaos surrounding the practical day-to-day - playdates, doctors' appointments, packing and unpacking, and organizing mealtimes.
I love Brad in every state.
I actually feel more of a woman because I feel like I'm being smart about my choices, and I'm putting my family first, and I'm in charge of my life and my health. I think that's what makes a woman complete.
There's certainly a side of me that isn't completely... sane. Or completely 'even' all the time. We all have our dark sides.
I always wanted a great love affair: something that feels big and full, really honest, and enough. No moment should feel slight, false, or a little off. For me, it had to be everything.
I think if you make a good movie, people walk away arguing.
I love great journalism. I appreciate it. I love a good, you know, I love good news stories. I love great books. I love great articles. I appreciate them so much, and they've been part of my education as a woman.
Sadly, of course, there is real evil in the world. You watch the news, and you see all of the people suffering and so much cruelty.
The boys know they're from Southeast Asia, and they have their food and their music and their friends, and they have a pride particular to them.
She would have thrived as a grandmother. I know how much she would have contributed to their lives, and I am sad they will miss out on that.
My mother was a very natural woman. She never spoiled herself, never wore make-up, and wore modest jewellery, but she always had a few special items for when she wanted to feel like a lady. One of those special items - and I remember it because it seemed so elegant - was her Guerlain powder.
You just don't know when you get in the editing room what you will need as a link or a tool for a transition. If you're in a room, and there's a kettle boiling, get a shot of it. Don't worry if people think you're nuts.
I knew through the surgeries that he was on my side and that this wasn't something where I was gonna feel less of a woman, because my husband wasn't gonna let that happen.
I cannot sit still.
I wanted to tell the story of Luong Ung, who's a dear friend of mine.
My whole family have all been through a difficult time. My focus is my children, our children.
Most women in my family start to get sick and start dying in their 40s, and I am going to be very happy to become 50 and 60. I love getting older.
Our lifestyle was not in any way a negative. That was not the problem. That is and will remain one of the wonderful opportunities we are able to give our children.
We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal.
I was very worried about my mother, growing up - a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about me.
Not many people know this about me, but I'm a natural blonde. My hair went from light blonde naturally to a darker kind of blonde. My mother dyed my hair dark when I was a child, as I loved the look then. So I'm basically a natural blonde.
It's getting harder to make decisions to just want to do something to work... I'm trying to find things that are extremely challenging or mean something to me deeply.
I get impatient with people working on a film that have their head in their hands like it's the most complicated thing in the world.
I didn't die young. So I am very lucky. There are other artists and people that didn't survive certain things... people can imagine that I did the most dangerous, and I did the worst... for many reasons, I shouldn't be here.
