I’m happy being myself, which I’ve never been before. I always hid in other people, or tried to find myself through the characters, or live out their lives, but I didn’t have those things in mine. – Angelina Jolie
I don’t believe in guilt; I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person. And don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free. – Angelina Jolie
When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn’t have parents. – Angelina Jolie
If you have enough people sitting around telling you you’re wonderful, then you start believing you’re fabulous, then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too! – Angelina Jolie
I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It’s the only place I’m completely alone – up in the air, detached from everything. – Angelina Jolie
The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking? – 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
Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live. – Angelina Jolie
They’re right to think that about me, because I’m the person most likely to sleep with my female fans, I genuinely love other women. And I think they know that. – Angelina Jolie
I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don’t like that. It’s great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you’re worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive. – Angelina Jolie
If I didn’t have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up. – Angelina Jolie
Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I’m very, very grateful; it’s a fun job. It’s a luxury. – Angelina Jolie
I’m just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit. – Angelina Jolie
Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see. – Angelina Jolie
Maleficent was always so elegant. She always was in control. And to play her was difficult. I worked on my voice a lot. She’s bigger than me. She’s on a different level of performance that I have never done. – Angelina Jolie
I didn’t really want to live, so anything that was an investment in time made me angry… but also I just felt sad. When the hopelessness is hurting you, it’s the fixtures and fittings that finish you off. – Angelina Jolie
I’m always doing something. I never shut my brain off. I always have something going on. – Angelina Jolie
War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There’s no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly. – Angelina Jolie
I’ve realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don’t trust my instincts – Thats when I get in trouble. – Angelina Jolie
I’ve never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I’m a good person. I believe I’m a good mom. But that’s for my kids to decide, not for the world. – Angelina Jolie
Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life. – Angelina Jolie
I’m not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don’t walk away from it when something unfolds. – Angelina Jolie
I had a C-section, and I found it fascinating. I didn’t find it a sacrifice, and I didn’t find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do. – Angelina Jolie
Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else. – Angelina Jolie
I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do. – Angelina Jolie
I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess. – Angelina Jolie
I’ve learned that we all change constantly. It’s rare to find that person who is growing with you in the same way at the same time, who encourages you to grow. – Angelina Jolie
