I think it's easier to play when you do have a balanced home. I think if I did have alcoholism in my personal life, or my mother, or somebody close to me, it might have been much more uncomfortable to get in there.
Angelina JolieTo actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was always looking for.
Angelina JolieThe 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.
Angelina JolieIf every choice you make comes from an honest place, youโre solid and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion. It doesnโt shake me because I know why I do the things I do and I know I come from a good place and so people can judge me however they wish. But I know Iโll continue to do the best I can and be the best I can.
Angelina JolieI don't see the point of doing an interview unless you're going to share the things you learn in life and the mistakes you make. So to admit that I'm extremely human and have done some dark things I don't think makes me unusual or unusually dark. I think it actually is the right thing to do, and I'd like to think it's the nice thing to do.
Angelina JolieI respect all religions. What I don't respect is when people use religion to attack others. I've met people across the world, in the middle of nowhere, who are just trying to survive and all they have is religion. In some why, it helps them, and I wouldn't take it away from them. There are also people who use to to hate and kill. I don't consider them religious people.
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