Angelina Jolie

I personally feel like, if you’re watching a film about war, you should get a sense of what it’s really like.

Angelina Jolie

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities as well but is intensely rewarding.

Angelina Jolie

I probably wouldn’t have made it this far if I were a refugee.

Angelina Jolie

I see myself as mom first. I’m so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I’m happy.

Angelina Jolie

I tend not to look back and dwell on a project once it is finished.

Angelina Jolie

I think actors, because we’re in the world of the characters and the movie, are more isolated, and it always really fun to wake up and be a family with the entire crew.

Angelina Jolie

I think I was probably able to flip characters in my head as if I was playing different roles in order to write the different people because you kind of have to be one person, and inhabit him and write from his voice and be her and write her voice. So I think that helped.

Angelina Jolie

I think if you make a good movie, people walk away arguing.

Angelina Jolie

I think the depth, what children can handle and what they’re interested in, is much deeper than I think what people assume. I think it’s why sometimes we make things too simple for them.

Angelina Jolie

I try not to think about my public life. I focus on my private life, and that’s just the best way to live.

Angelina Jolie