Theatre Quotes by Angelina Jolie

And my dad, you're a great actor but you're a better father.

— Angelina Jolie

Every character is a part of you and a part of the character that you are going to evolve into that you…

— Angelina Jolie

My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young.

— Angelina Jolie

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

— Angelina Jolie

Sometimes acting and politics make a very bad combination. I think that sometimes people take me less seriously in my work for…

— Angelina Jolie

As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they…

— 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…

— Angelina Jolie

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

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

None of my kids want to be actors. They are actually very interested in being musicians. I think they like the process…

— Angelina Jolie

Something I learned as an actor was which scenes needed to be rehearsed and which actors are good with rehearsal, which actors…

— Angelina Jolie

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

I learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economic director. I learned a lot from Michael Winterbottom, who really gave…

— Angelina Jolie

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

I loved being on the other side of the camera and interacting with the crew. When you are an actor, you have…

— Angelina Jolie

When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside,…

— Angelina Jolie

I prefer directing to acting. There is huge freedom that comes from being behind the camera. It brings a lot of responsibilities…

— Angelina Jolie

My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only…

— Angelina Jolie