Angelina Jolie is one of the most famous actresses in the world. She has starred in many popular movies and has won several awards. She is also a well-known philanthropist. In this article, we will take a look at her life and career.
Table of Contents:
1. Early Life
2. Career
3. Awards
4. Philanthropy
5. Personal Life
6. Top Angelina Jolie Quotes
Early Life
Angelina Jolie was born on June 4, 1975, in Los Angeles, California. Her parents are actors Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand. She has one older brother, James Haven, and one younger sister, actress and model Zahara Jolie-Pitt. Jolie’s parents divorced when she was young.
Jolie attended several schools, including the Lycée Français de Los Angeles. She later dropped out of her acting classes and instead studied at the New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.
Career
Jolie began her acting career in the early 1990s. She made her film debut in the low-budget movie Cyborg 2 (1993). She also appeared in the films Hackers (1995) and Playing God (1997).
Jolie’s breakthrough role came in the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted. She played the role of a young woman who is sent to a mental institution. The movie was a critical and commercial success, and Jolie earned a Golden Globe Award for her performance.
Jolie continued to find success in the early 2000s with the films Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) and Mr. & Mrs. Smith (2005). She also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the film Girl, Interrupted (1999).
In recent years, Jolie has focused more on her work as a director and producer. She has directed the films In the Land of Blood and Honey (2011) and Unbroken (2014). She also produced the films First They Killed My Father (2017) and The Breadwinner (2017).
Awards
Jolie has won several awards throughout her career. In addition to her Golden Globe and Academy Award, she has also won three Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, and a BAFTA Award.
Philanthropy
Jolie is involved in several philanthropic causes. She is a UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador and has worked with the organization since 2001. She has also been involved with the Make It Right Foundation, which helps build sustainable housing in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Personal Life
Jolie has been married three times. Her first husband was actor Jonny Lee Miller. She later married actor Billy Bob Thornton. Jolie’s current husband is actor Brad Pitt.
Jolie has six children. Three of her children were adopted from other countries, and three are her biological children with Pitt.
Top Angelina Jolie Quotes
Everyday we choose who we are by how we define ourselves.
The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can’t have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I’d rather not be in a cage. I’d rather be dead.
Love is when you wish all the best to the people you love, when you put their interests and well-being above their own. Always.
There’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.
Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of.
If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.
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.
If I didn’t have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up.
I never felt settled or calm. You can’t really commit to life when you feel that.
If being sane is thinking there’s something wrong with being different… I’d rather be completely fucking mental.
I don’t believe in guilt; I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person.
Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.
All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what’s sexy or cool or tough.
First and foremost comes my family and my life with Brad. We have so much joy in raising our children and teaching them about the world that nothing really compares to that.
Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third.
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.
If you ask people what they’ve always wanted to do, most people haven’t done it. That breaks my heart.
I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.
Nothing would mean anything if I didn’t live a life of use to others.
If you don’t feel good about yourself, you want to read crap about other people, like gossip in high school.
It’s better to have nobody, than to have someone who is half there, or doesn’t want to be there.
Be brave, be bold, be free.
Like every parent, when you start your family, your life completely changes. And you completely live for someone else. I find that the most extraordinary thing. Your life is handed over to someone else. From that moment on, they come first in every choice you make. It’s the most wonderful thing.
I’ve been reckless, but I’m not a rebel without a cause.
Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add to the person you become.
I’m not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don’t walk away from it when something unfolds.
When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life.
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.
I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.
If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.
I don’t see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I’m skinny, as if that’s supposed to make me happy.
It is not where you start out in life that counts the most, it is how you choose to face it.
We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.
I do believe in the old saying, ‘What does not kill you makes you stronger.’ Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are.
By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity.
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.
We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we’re able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves.
People say that you’re going the wrong way when it’s simply a way of your own.
We have a responsibility to be aware of others.
I think that’s the most important thing in life. Find a sense of self because with that, you can do anything else.
You think, ‘What if I make a mistake today, I’ll regret it’. I don’t believe in regret, I feel everything leads us to where we are and we have to just jump forward, mean well, commit and just see what happens.
Love one person, take care of them until you die. You know, raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are. And figure out what you personally love. And go after it with everything you’ve got no matter how much it takes.
If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.
I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.
It’s hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I’ve learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.
When I met survivors of war and famine and rape, I learned what life is like for most people in this world and how fortunate I was…
I will do the best I can with this life, to be of use.
If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.
Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud.
When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, I kind of wanted to be a vampire.
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