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title: "4 I realized Quotes By Angelina Jolie"
description: "4 I realized quotes by Angelina Jolie. Plus more from Angelina Jolie and more I realized sayings from other authors."
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> [What surprised me about directing is how much I loved it and how happy I am to be on the set. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/what-surprised-me-about-directing-is-how-much-i-loved-it-and-how/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e10/angelina-jolie-468_acting_what-surprised-me-about-directing-is-how_1285658.jpg)

> [When I was little, like Maleficent, I was told that I was different. And I felt out of place -- too loud,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/when-i-was-little-like-maleficent-i-was-told-that-i-was-different-and/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a4/angelina-jolie-468_different_when-i-was-little-like-maleficent-i-was_1843647.jpg)

> [I dropped my pants in a tattoo parlor in Amsterdam. I woke up in a waterbed with this funky-looking dragon with a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-dropped-my-pants-in-a-tattoo-parlor-in-amsterdam-i-woke-up-in-a/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4d0/angelina-jolie-468_amsterdam_i-dropped-my-pants-in-a-tattoo-parlor-in_1882529.jpg)

> [I realized that very young - that a life where you don't live to your full potential, or you don't experiment, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-realized-that-very-young-that-a-life-where-you-don-t-live-to-your/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

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## Other authors on I realized

## More by Angelina Jolie

> [It's hard no to work, so I find a way to put myself back to work. And I think it's important, in between projects,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/it-s-hard-no-to-work-so-i-find-a-way-to-put-myself-back-to-work-and-i/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [There is no shame in being a survivor of sexual violence. The shame is on the aggressor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/there-is-no-shame-in-being-a-survivor-of-sexual-violence-the-shame-is/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [I wanted to tell the story of Luong Ung, who's a dear friend of mine.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-wanted-to-tell-the-story-of-luong-ung-who-s-a-dear-friend-of-mine/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [It doesn't take courage to drink too much and be wild or jump around. That doesn't take any kind of boldness, just riding a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/it-doesn-t-take-courage-to-drink-too-much-and-be-wild-or-jump-around/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [Sexism is part of every industry and must be addressed. But I try not to focus on the negative but the positive side of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/sexism-is-part-of-every-industry-and-must-be-addressed-but-i-try-not/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-m-getting-a-wrinkle-above-my-eyebrow-because-i-just-can-t-stop/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [The only way to have a life is to commit to it like crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-only-way-to-have-a-life-is-to-commit-to-it-like-crazy/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [I love Brad in every state.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-love-brad-in-every-state/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, "I can only get into the room after the kids are at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/the-nice-thing-about-being-a-director-is-that-i-can-say-i-can-only/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/to-be-intimate-with-a-married-man-when-my-own-father-cheated-on-my/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [No matter what you have gone through in your youth, it is about who you choose to be in life. You can define your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/no-matter-what-you-have-gone-through-in-your-youth-it-is-about-who/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately... I don't.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-d-love-to-have-a-great-relationship-with-my-father-and/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [My kids will be needing me a lot when they hit their teens. If I know anything about being a teenager. I need to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/my-kids-will-be-needing-me-a-lot-when-they-hit-their-teens-if-i-know/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [I never save things and I never take pictures. I wanna live in the moment. I don't wanna be focusing on the past.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/i-never-save-things-and-i-never-take-pictures-i-wanna-live-in-the/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

> [If you can imagine the area and the land in Cambodia, I mean there are hardly any roads in big parts of the country.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/angelina-jolie/if-you-can-imagine-the-area-and-the-land-in-cambodia-i-mean-there-are/)

[Angelina Jolie](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/angelina-jolie/)

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