Angelina Jolie

The side of fairytales I don't like is that they always have happy endings, that there's just good and evil, and things are perfect. But life is a little more complicated, and that's what I try to teach my kids.

It's a great thing about being pregnant you don't need excuses to pee or to eat.

I'm a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it's not going to upset her.

The loss of a child is my greatest nightmare.

Oh, God, I struggle with low self-esteem all the time! I think everyone does. I have so much wrong with me, it's unbelievable!

The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?

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.

If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is.

There's certainly a side of me that isn't completely... sane. Or completely 'even' all the time. We all have our dark sides.

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.

I'm not somebody that just wants to hold up a white flag and say, 'Let's all just get along.' I think people that do horrible things should be held accountable.

I removed the window because, while I used to spend all my time looking out through windows wishing to be outside, I now live there all the time.

I think if you make a good movie, people walk away arguing.

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.

I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.

When I was growing up, I wanted to adopt, because I was aware there were kids that didn't have parents.

The moment you have a child, in an instant your life is not for you, and your life is completely, 100 percent dedicated to another human being, and they will always come first. It changes you forever. It changes your perspective, and it gives you a nice purpose and focus.

I am deeply grateful to the citizens of Sarajevo and the Sarajevo Canton assembly for bestowing upon me this incredible honor of citizenship. I am so proud to now be a part of such an extraordinary part of the world and fellow citizen to the people I deeply love and admire.

Be brave, be bold, be free.

Once you have six children, you're committed.

Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.

I take my kids to school. And if I go to work, I go to work, and they visit me on set. I come home. I have dinner with my family. I have breakfast with my family. I have a very solid, very warm home.

If you have enough people sitting around telling you youre wonderful then you start believing youre fabulous then someone tells you you stink and you believe that too

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!

I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine.

I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds.

Real food, I've found, is actually better than dieting.

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.

We need to be open minded to understand that there are lots of different levels of things going on and we shouldn't be so quick to judge and certainly not to judge a whole race, a whole religion or a whole people and a lot of that is going on.

My children love Maleficent's voice, so they always make me do it at home.

When I was little... I didn't relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so - she was so elegant.

And barefoot or first thing in the morning I feel beautiful. Because I feel like me. I didnt always feel that way but I feel that way now. When somebody just loves you and when you make somebody happy when your presence seems to make them happy you suddenly feel like the most beautiful person in the world.

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.

Honestly, I like everything, boyish girls, girlish boys, the heavy and the skinny.

Women have a certain sexuality, and I think their bodies are beautiful, and I'm not embarrassed to explore that in a film. But there are things you get offered that are vulgar and violent - just like there's a side of me that's vulgar and violent.

I want to work; then, as my kids get older, I want to have adventures. I want to visit all their countries: learn and live inside all their cultures.

If you don’t get out of the box you’ve been raised in, you won’t understand how much bigger the world is.

Homework's hard. Especially math. My kids joke with me. They tell me they have homework. I say, 'Okay.' And then I sit down and they say, 'It's math.' 'No! Not math! English, history, anything!'

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.

Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third.

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.

I need more sex, OK? Before I die I wanna taste everyone in the world.

People wonder aloud about whether I am an okay mother. That is obviously painful because it's so important to me. It's hard to hear that people think I'm not a capable mother and a good person, that they just think I'm nuts.

Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add to the person you become.

The tide of human suffering unleashed by the Syrian conflict has catastrophic implications.

I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.

I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.

I like everything. Boyish girls, girlish boys, the heavy and the skinny. Which is a problem when I'm walking down the street.

I'm always doing something. I never shut my brain off. I always have something going on.

Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from over mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.

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.

Not many people know this about me, but I'm a natural blonde. My hair went from light blonde naturally to a darker kind of blonde. My mother dyed my hair dark when I was a child, as I loved the look then. So I'm basically a natural blonde.

To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldn't be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.

I do have tatoos, and I do wear leather, but there are other sides of me, that my film express.

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. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.

If I didn't have my films as an outlet for all the different sides of me, I would probably be locked up.

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.

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.

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.

It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You're suddenly somebody's wife. And you're like, 'Oh, I'm half of a couple now. I've lost me.'

Everyone got kind of crazy with me mentioning I was in love with a woman.

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.

Some people say you are going the wrong way when its simply a way of your own.

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.

I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to life when you feel that.

Some people say you are going the wrong way when its simply a way of your own

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

It's a great thing about being pregnant - you don't need excuses to pee or to eat.

I always play women I would date.

When I get logical, and I don't trust my instincts - that's when I get in trouble.

I'm terrible at reading scripts. I love to read, and I hate reading scripts.

Theyre right to think that about me because Im the person most likely to sleep with my female fans. I genuinely love other women. And I think they know that.

Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be.

I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.

I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause.

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.

There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

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.

The sun doesnt lose its beauty when covered by the clouds. The same way your beauty doesnt fade when being covered by Hijab.

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.

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.

Some people say you are going the wrong way, when it's simply a way of your own.

If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.

I'd like to believe that the people that have supported me in my work or identified with me in films, the people that feel they know me, they do and they don't have misconceptions - they understand. I believe that.

I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know.

Brad and I have never wanted our kids to be actors, but we also want them to be around film and be a part of Mommy and Daddy's life and for it not to be kept from them, either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.

I see myself as a mom first. I'm so lucky to have that role in life. The world can like me, hate me, or fall apart around me and at least I wake up with my kids and I'm happy.

We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly.

Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.

I'm odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

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.

I've told Billy if I ever caught him cheating, I wouldn't kill him because I love his children and they need a dad. But I would beat him up. I know where all of his sports injuries are.