Every character is a part of you and a part of the character that you are going to evolve into that you… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot about being an actor's director. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Sometimes acting and politics make a very bad combination. I think that sometimes people take me less seriously in my work for… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
We think it's fun for our kids to have cameos and join us on set, but not to be actors. That's not… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I think actors, because we're in the world of the characters and the movie, are more isolated, and it always really fun… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
None of my kids want to be actors. They are actually very interested in being musicians. I think they like the process… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I thought I'd become a funeral director when I wasn't going to be an actor. I thought I would be good at… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Something I learned as an actor was which scenes needed to be rehearsed and which actors are good with rehearsal, which actors… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I listened to a lot of tapes of British theatre actresses and tried to learn from them. As Americans, we don't have… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economic director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave a lot of trust in the actors and allowed them to live in the space instead of trying to manipulate and make it too set and too staged. Working with [Robert] De Niro taught me a lot of… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share
I've been fortunate in that I've been able to have that balance as an actress to be able to do the wild,… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I loved being on the other side of the camera and interacting with the crew. When you are an actor, you have… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside,… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
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, for me to sit down with who I've just become and allow her to continue to evolve and find a home inside me before I go and become somebody else. But I think I also need… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share
There is no shame in being a survivor of sexual violence. The shame is on the aggressor. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I wanted to tell the story of Luong Ung, who's a dear friend of mine. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
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… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
Sexism is part of every industry and must be addressed. But I try not to focus on the negative but the positive side of… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
The nice thing about being a director is that I can say, "I can only get into the room after the kids are at… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
No matter what you have gone through in your youth, it is about who you choose to be in life. You can define your… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately... I don't. — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image