Quotes from Angelina Jolie

Every woman is different when they go through menopause, and... I didn't know emotionally how I would feel.

Ever since I dated a woman, I know what it is to grab a curve on a woman's body. Skinny's not fine when the lights are low.

Something I learned as an actor was which scenes needed to be rehearsed and which actors are good with rehearsal, which actors learn from it, and which ones grow stale because they start to second-guess themselves.

Therapy? I don't need that. The roles that I choose are my therapy.

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!'

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

I never thought I'd have children; I never thought I'd be in love, I never thought I'd meet the right person. Having come from a broken home - you kind of accept that certain things feel like a fairy tale, and you just don't look for them.

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.

I'm in a rare position where I don't have to do job after job. I can take time when my family needs it.

I've played real people before, but I never knew them.

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

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.

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.

She would have thrived as a grandmother. I know how much she would have contributed to their lives, and I am sad they will miss out on that.

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!

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 think the depth, what children can handle and what they're interested in, is much deeper than I think what people assume. I think it's why sometimes we make things too simple for them.

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

We care for each other and care about our family, and we are both working towards the same goal.

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

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 grew up with my career being thrust upon me. It took me a long time to believe that I could do more than that one aspect of our business.

I removed the window [tattoo] 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 love to put on lotion. Sometimes I'll watch TV and go into a lotion trance for an hour. I try to find brands that don't taste bad in case anyone wants to taste me.