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I Have So Many Children. Half Of Mine Are The Ones That Just Must Climb The Tree, Must Climb The Mountain, Must Get Dirty, Must Jump Off, Flip Into The Pool Sideways Because It's Just Who They Are. So You Try To Give Them As Much Guidance And Prepare Them But They Are Who They Are.

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I Have So Many

Angelina Jolie

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I Have So Many Children. Half Of Mine Are The Ones That Just Must Climb The Tree, Must Climb The Mountain, Must Get Dirty, Must Jump Off, Flip Into The Pool Sideways Because It's Just Who They Are. So You Try To Give Them As Much Guidance And Prepare Them But They Are Who They Are.

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Because I Am A Bad Girl, People Always Automatically Think That I Am A Bad Girl. Or That I Carry A Dark Secret With Me Or That I'm Obsessed With Death. The Truth Is That I Am Probably The Least Morbid Person One Can Meet. If I Think More About Death Than Some Other People, It Is Probably Because I Love Life More Than They Do.

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 Like Go After It With Everything You've Got No Matter How Much It Takes.

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 Married So Much In My Life That I Never Really Had Lovers, So It's Been A Fun Time. Hopefully The Men Are Enjoying It As Well.

This Script Was Just So Much Smarter Than Usual And I'm Just Fascinated By Human Behavior.

This Has Been My Life For Many Years; One Role Feeds The Other. It Is A Joy To Be An Artist, But It Doesn't Mean Very Much Unless That Work Is Somehow Useful In Some Way And Contributes To Others.

Apart From My Children, Spending Time With Refugees Was The Greatest Gift... The Greatest Life Lesson I Could Ever Receive.

The Center Of My Life Is My Kids, I Woke Up At 3 In The Morning With Four Kids With Jet Lag And Two Babies. I Put Myself Together For A Few Hours And Go Out. And Then I Go Home. This Is My Job.

I Never Felt Settled Or Calm. You Can't Really Commit To Life When You Feel That.

Some People Go Shopping - I Cut Myself.

The Great Thing About Having A Bunch Of Kids Is That They Just Remind You That You're The Person Who Takes Them To Go Poop. That's Who You Are!

I Love Directing, It Means So Much To Me To Direct Stories About Subject Matter That I Care Deeply About. I Can Act In Many Things, And You Can Try To Experience Different Characters, But To Direct Is Years Of Your Life And You Have To Really Love It And Believe In It.

There Is No Shame In Being A Survivor Of Sexual Violence. The Shame Is On The Aggressor.

I'm Not Going To Say How, Specifically, But I Will Continue To Speak Out About Human Rights And Freedoms. Absolutely. We Can Speak Out About What We Are Angry About, But The Most Important Thing Is To Try And Help People Understand The Reality And Not Be Blinded By Something That Is Not The Truth.

To Do Something Good, It Has To Scare You.

I Think Doing Anything Having To Do With War, You Walk Away So Very Grateful For Everything You Have And The Safety That You Have.

I Always Hate Speculation On The News, So I Don't Want To Be Somebody Who Speculates.

What Is It That Turns People Into Artists? It Often Comes From Some Kind Of Pain Or Angst, A Need To Understand Or Express Something. It Very Rarely Comes From Confidence, Being Raised By Parents Who Want To Hear What You Have To Say And Wants To Encourage You.

I Love Great Journalism. I Appreciate It. I Love Good News Stories. I Love Great Books. I Love Great Articles. I Appreciate Them So Much, And They've Been Part Of My Education As A Woman.

It's All Or Nothing With My Makeup. If I Get Dressed Up, I'll Go To An Extreme. I'll Wear Foundation, Bright Blue Or Bright Red Lipstick With One Of My Weird Purple Wigs.

I Don't Really Send Text Messages. I Rarely Carry My Phone. I Occasionally Check Messages At The End Of The Night, But I Don't Carry It Around.

I Had A Lovely Experience Once In Africa Working With The U.n. When A President Of A Country Met Me About Refugee Issues And Said ‘what Do You Do?’ I Said ‘i‘m An Actor.’ He Replied ‘i Heard That Was A Very Difficult Job And Might Not Be The Smartest Job To Do.’ It Was Lovely.

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’m Trying To Learn More About International Law To Understand Why We Don’t Have Better Solutions For Conflict - For Dictators Or Aggressors That Are Hurting Or Raping Children Or Using Them As Child Soldiers. Why Can’t We Have An International Community Handle These Things In A Swift, Efficient Manner?

I'm Always Doing Something. I Never Shut My Brain Off.

We Talk About Orphanages, We Talk About Their Countries And Differences, And It’s A Source Of Excitement And Pride. I’ve Heard Maddox Explain To Zahara When They Are Talking About Pregnancy, ‘no, Zee, Remember, You Were In That Nice African Woman’s Belly. I Was In That Nice Cambodian Woman’.

Love Elevates. Love Is What You Live For.

Love Should Be That Person That Inspires You To Be A Better Person.

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.

I Don't Do Things That Are Comedic. This Is Such A Crazy Idea.

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.

I Just Stay Healthy All Year Round. I Try To Feel Good In My Skin. For Me, I Have Trained In Ballet My Whole Life So My Body Really Feels Best When I Feel Strong And Tight And Toned, And I Think That Comes From Years And Years Of Constant Training As A Ballerina. Leading Up To The Show, Getting Out There In Your Underwear, You Just Want To Feel Your Best Mainly In Your Head Than More Anything Else. Obviously You Want To Feel Good Physically Too, So It's More Just In Your Head, Pushing Yourself, Approaching This Challenge And Taking The Opportunity To Push Yourself A Little Further.

For Anybody That Works In Any Kind Of Demining Or Any Kind Of Humanitarian Aid Work, There Is Danger And It's Always A High-risk Area [in Cambodia].

I'm Very Careful With My Emotions, And I Don't Let Them Run Free. If I'm Upset, It's Usually For A Very Good, Very Deep Reason.

I've Been Fortunate In That I've Been Able To Have That Balance As An Actress To Be Able To Do The Wild, Fun Action Movies And Also Be Allowed To Do The Dramas. Hopefully, If I'm Able To Keep That Balance, I'd Love To Always Try To Do Both.

The Money It Would Cost To Buy Another Car Could Be [used To] Build Two Schools. So It's An Easy Choice That Makes Me Very Happy.

With My Family, I'm Trying To Raise Them To Have Respect For All People And Make Friends Around The World And Feel At Home With The World And Really Live A Truly Global Life Because I Think It's What Forms Them And It's Really Important To Me.

I Am So In Love With My Brother Right Now!

I'd Love To Have A Great Relationship With My Father. And Unfortunately... I Don't.

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