Angelina Jolie

I was very worried about my mother, growing up - a lot. I do not want my children to be worried about me. ”

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

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 want to support other women because of the opportunities I've had - and I've had a lot of opportunities. What I try as a female director is to do the best job I can and, in the meantime, bring attention to as many other female directors and writers as I can. ”

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?' ”

I was of the generation where most of the Disney princesses and female characters were not girls that I admired. They just weren't characters I looked up to and identified with. ”

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

All the kids are learning different languages. I asked them what languages they wanted to learn, and Shi is learning Khmai, which is a Cambodian language; Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, Z is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic, and Knox is learning sign language. ”

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. ”

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. ”