Author Profile
Angelina Jolie
1975 • American • Actress
74
Total Quotes
Collected Meditations
Showing 74 quotesLife comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.— Angelina Jolie
In my father's generation, the product was 80 percent of what you were putting into the world, and your personal life was 20 percent. It now seems that 80 percent of the product I put out is silly, made-up stories and what I'm wearing.— Angelina Jolie
I'd go from film to film and almost detach from one world and jump in another. I was living as these people and not having a self. I didn't know who I was. And things just get really dark.— Angelina Jolie
I'm in a rare position where I don't have to do job after job. I can take time when my family needs it.— Angelina Jolie
Sometimes, women in families put themselves last until it manifests itself in their own health.— 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
Our lifestyle was not in any way a negative. That was not the problem. That is and will remain one of the wonderful opportunities we are able to give our children.— Angelina Jolie
I don't want people saying, 'Should we get a female director?' I want to hear, 'Should we get a great director for this movie?'— Angelina Jolie
I like everything. Boyish girls, girlish boys, the heavy and the skinny. Which is a problem when I'm walking down the street.— Angelina Jolie
Cancer is still a word that strikes fear into people's hearts, producing a deep sense of powerlessness. But today it is possible to find out through a blood test whether you are highly susceptible to breast and ovarian cancer, and then take action.— Angelina Jolie
Sometimes I try to just sit at home and do something calmer and simpler and just be in my life. You know, not trying to solve a lot of things at once.— Angelina Jolie
I don't like perfumes that are too strong or sweet. I like a fragrance that is earthy and sensual and can be worn at any time.— 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
I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.— Angelina Jolie
Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting.— Angelina Jolie
I grew up as this very carefree, happy kid then things turned darker for me. Maybe it was because I saw that the world wasn't as happy a place as I had hoped it would be for me.— 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