Jolie Quotes

I never like being touched, ever. People used to say I held my breath when they were hugging me. I still do. ~ Angelina Jolie

But we survived, and we're a good family. I just don't want to dedicate one more tear, or watch my mother cry one more time. ~ Angelina Jolie

Brad got me this great thing for Christmas. It's a bookshelf that has a book on every religion. That's how we plan to raise our kids. Teach them about all religions. They can pick one or be a student of all of them. We'll celebrate Kwanzaa for our girl. We'll celebrate moon and water festivals for our boys. We'll take them to temples in certain countries. Also to church. ~ Angelina Jolie

For the right guy, a girl doesn't need extravagance. Just sincerity ~Jolie ~ Ronie Kendig

When you are an actor, you have to stay inside this world, but when you are with the crew, on the outside, you are in the dirt, working through all the issues. It's just a different way of working, and I think I preferred it. ~ Angelina Jolie

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! ~ Angelina Jolie

It's been a lifetime ambition of mine to play an 007 villain. ~ Angelina Jolie

If you really truly want to know, I've thought if I was ever free someday, I might discover I've held my tears so long that I can't cry anymore, that I'm a dry stone and nothing can ever be wrung from me. ~ Dean Koontz

I'm still a Muslim. And I'm still good. ~ Nadine Jolie Courtney

She glanced down to where my cock tented my boxers. "I'd wondered if every part of you was in proportion. I'm glad it's not just your castle that has an impressive tower."
I fought back a smile. "I'm glad to say I'm not lacking. Either in castle or cock..."
- Laird Callum McRae ~ Jolie Vines

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

An off-screen persona of Globally Conscious Earth Mother and an aggressive on-screen embodiment of Kali, Goddess of Destruction. ~ Angelina Jolie

Before Angelina Jolie became a humanitarian, she was best known for wearing a vial of blood around her neck and kissing her brother. ~ Stephen Rodrick

Angelina Jolie may get Antonio Banderas in bed for eight hours on a movie set, but I get him in bed everyday. ~ Melanie Griffith

And I didn't know what that meant for a long time. It was only when I began to travel and look and live beyond my home that I understand my responsibility to others. ~ Angelina Jolie

Children should be allowed to express themselves in whatever way they wish without anybody judging them because it is an important part of their growth ... Society always has something to learn when it comes to the way we judge each other, label each other. We have far to go. ~ Angelina Jolie

Our family may seem extraordinary in some magazines or something, but at home it's not. We're really just a very loving family. We're very close, and we don't read magazines. We just kind of go to work and come home. We try to keep a sense of reality into their lives. What's truly real, not Hollywood real. ~ Angelina Jolie

I'm at a strange place I suppose in my life. I think that what happens when you lose a parent, where you lose-you drop into a different kind of serious. ~ Angelina Jolie

We come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly ... Only after we have lost everything, are we free to do anything ... Throw things out there and not be perfect and not have answers to anything and see if people understand. ~ Angelina Jolie

This script was just so much smarter than usual and I'm just fascinated by human behavior. ~ Angelina Jolie

I like the feeling of being dominated. It actually makes me feel safe as opposed to challenged. ~ Angelina Jolie

I 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. ~ Angelina Jolie

Stars really are like anyone else. At the end of the day, Brad Pitt poops - as handsome as he may be - and so does Angelina Jolie. ~ Blake Lively

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! ~ Angelina Jolie

Nothing would mean anything if I didn't live a life of use to others. ~ Angelina Jolie

I don't really have girlfriends in movies, if you've noticed. Well, I have a few girlfriends, I just ... I stay at home a lot. I'm just not very social. I don't do a lot with them, and I'm very homebound. I'll talk to my family, I talk to Brad ... But I don't know, I don't have a lot of friends I talk to. He is really the only person I talk to. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

It was that I had started having sex, and that sex didn't feel like enough, and no emotions were really enough, I didn't feel.... it's like there was always something I wanted to break out of, feel more, be more connected to another person, something more honest... and in kind of a moment of wanting to find something honest, I grabbed a knife, and I cut him and he cut me back, and we had this exchange, and then somehow ...covered in blood and my heart was racing and it was dangerous and life... and... and it suddenly felt more honest than whatever this sex thing was supposed to be, this connection between two people was supposed to be. So I went through a period of when I would feel trapped, I'd cut myself because it felt like I was releasing something, and that it was honest.

I had a desperate need, which I think most artists do, to communicate... to feel that whatever it is inside me, cutting or going crazy or whatever it is I'm feeling,... there's something inside of us, we wanna reach out, we wanna talk to each other, we wanna throw our emotions and our thoughts out and hope that we make some sense or we get an answer... we want to just emote and hope there'll be a response. ~ Angelina Jolie

After my last divorce, I said I was absolutely going to marry somebody in another field, an aid worker or something. Then I met Brad, everything I wasn't looking for, but the best man, the best father I could possibly wish for, you know? I don't see him as an actor. I see him very much as a dad, as somebody who loves travel and architecture more than being in movies. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didn't. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues. ~ Angelina Jolie

I have the Angelina Jolie of vaginas. ~ Amy Poehler

The Coen brothers said something that helped me, When you put the book down, you have a certain feeling, a certain understanding. That's what they need to feel when they walk out of the theater. That's your job, to literally put this book on film, you won't make a good movie, you'll do no service to anyone. ~ Angelina Jolie

It's a natural thing for a child to lose a parent. I lost my mom too young but it happened. And I'm happy she's out of pain, 'cause I love her and she's my friend. ~ Angelina Jolie

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

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

Different is good. When someone tells you that you are different, smile and hold your head up and be proud. ~ Angelina Jolie

I wonder why guys mistreat and disrespect girls. But then they expect life to hand them a good woman when they're older and ready to settle down? ~ Angelina Jolie

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

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

I honestly want to help. I don't believe I feel differently from other people. I think we all want justice and equality, a chance for a life with meaning. ~ Angelina Jolie

What's going to be funny is when they think Mom and Dad are a little bit cool, because right now, we're not cool Mom and Dad. ~ Angelina Jolie

You're much more beautiful now than you were back in school, and you were tres jolie back in your school days. No wonder Professor Easton deflowered you on his desk. Although had it been me, it would have been the desk, the floor, the wall, back on the desk but from behind ... ~ Tiffany Reisz

I did photograph Angelina Jolie up in Vancouver when she was making 'Life Or Something Like It', and they gave me the drawings they wanted me to photograph of her up there, but she didn't really care for them that much, and ultimately they weren't even used. ~ Douglas Kirkland

Children teach you so much. You take another look at life when you have a child. Everything is new again for you. They ground you. ~ Angelina Jolie

I never save things and I never take pictures. I wanna live in the moment. I don't wanna be focusing on the past. ~ Angelina Jolie

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

I don't get star-stuck. I love Angelina Jolie, though. ~ NeNe Leakes

Everyone thinks Angelina Jolie was the first celebrity baby hoarder, but she wasn't. Before Angelina there was Mia Farrow. Mia had an entire farm full of children. I think she got them at Costco. ~ Joan Rivers

Would I love to run around and check out if Jennifer Aniston was looking for a boyfriend? Yeah, it would be interesting for a minute. But would I trade in my life to get her and Angelina [Jolie]? No way. I've got something better. And I don't need the neuroses of two type-A personalities in my life. One is enough. ~ Jon Bon Jovi

After swimming to France, Carlisle went to some universities, where he fell in love with medicine. He believed that by helping sick people, he could make up for some of the horrible things vampires have done. Maybe this is why Angelina Jolie adopts all those kids! It all makes sense. She must be a vampire. She has the sexy good looks, the overly dramatic attitude, and I've never seen her sleep or eat. Case closed. ~ Dan Bergstein

It makes me feel like a woman. It makes me feel that all the things about my body are suddenly there for a reason. It makes you feel round and supple, and to have a little life inside you is amazing. ~ Angelina Jolie

I think we should try to be responsible and educate ourselves. I'm simply doing that and traveling, learning first hand, and seeing first hand what's going on. ~ Angelina Jolie

I love doing lesbian love scenes. Before I did my lesbian scenes in Gia, I talked to actresses who said love scenes are easier with another woman than a man. Bound's Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly said they'd lie there and discuss the sale at Barney's between takes. ~ Angelina Jolie

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 Jolie

She's kind of a walking poem, she's this perfect beauty ... but at the same time very deep, very smart. ~ Johnny Depp

I approached UNHCR because I believe in what the United Nations. I believe refugees are the most vulnerable people in the world. They are affected by everything, including landmines. They are vulnerable to everything. ~ Angelina Jolie

My lips are huge, I'm Mangelina Jolie. ~ Michael Clifford

I'd love to have a great relationship with my father. And unfortunately ... I don't. ~ Angelina Jolie

My role models are Madhuri Dixit and Kajol. Both actresses have done a wide variety of roles. That is something I wish to do. On the other hand, I also want to be like a Hugh Jackman or an Angelina Jolie because of the lives they have outside movies. Because of the kind of balance they strike between their work and life outside of it. ~ Tena Desae

What decides where we are born and into what kind of life and why? ~ Angelina Jolie

I've had a wonderful career and I'm very happy to have had all of the opportunities that I've had to tell stories and work for as long as I have. I'm sure there'll be a few more films but I'm happy that I'm able to be selective. ~ Angelina Jolie

I've learned a lot from Clint [Eastwood], who's an extremely economical director. ~ Angelina Jolie

The great thing about having a bunch of kids is they just remind you that you're the person who takes them to go poop! ~ Angelina Jolie

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

I believe the only people that should be around a child and raising a child are people who absolutely, 100 percent love that child ~ Angelina Jolie

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? ~ Angelina Jolie

I'm not a single mom with two jobs, trying to get by, every day. I have much more support than most women, around this world, and I have the financial means to have a home and help with care and food. ~ Angelina Jolie

It's not hard to be sexy when you're standing in front of Angelina Jolie or Robin Wright Penn. They're two of the most beautiful women in the world and two of the finest actresses. I think that if you're with people who are good in your profession they become sexy because they're good at what they do. I enjoyed being 6ft 6ins, having an eight pack and a long todger, you know? If I fold mine in half it's the same length! ~ Ray Winstone

I love doing action. And I love doing dramatic films, and I'd never really been able to combine them. ~ Angelina Jolie

It sure is," I said matter-of-factly. "In fact, we might just be a power couple like Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie…minus the twenty kids. They'd call us Finnastasia." "That sounds like a foot fungus." "Anafinn?" I tried again. "Sounds like a blood pressure medicine." "Well, it's definitely your name throwing it off," I teased him. "'Anastasia' has a slew of possibilities, but 'Finn' is pretty one dimensional." I scrunched my nose at him in dissatisfaction. ~ Kristen Day

I don't do things that are comedic. This is such a crazy idea. ~ Angelina Jolie

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

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

I just don't like when there's a rumor that says I'm dating someone who is below my standards. But when I got divorced, my ex-wife said I was spending all my time with Lindsay Lohan and Angelina Jolie. I was like, 'Thank you for the big ups!' ~ Marilyn Manson

To do something good, it has to scare you. ~ Angelina Jolie

When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers, I kind of wanted to be a vampire. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

He's amazing. He's a really dedicated father. I feel very blessed that every day I wake up and I live with my favourite people in the world, as well as my best friend. ~ Angelina Jolie

I do believe in the old saying 'What does not kill you makes you stronger.' Our experiences, good and bad, make us who we are. By overcoming difficulties, we gain strength and maturity. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

I see myself as 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. ~ Angelina Jolie

Violence against women and lack of intervention and man's inhumanity to man and this kind of atrocities are going on. These are big issues of our times, we must speak about them, we must learn how to better understand how these things happen so we can address them. ~ Angelina Jolie

A Single journey can change the course of a life. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

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!' ~ Angelina Jolie

Life comes with many challenges. The ones that should not scare us are the ones we can take on and take control of. ~ Angelina Jolie

It's probably not an accident that the films that I care about happen to be about issues that matter to me, stories that I want to tell. If you're going to spend two years of your life on something it has to matter to you, you have to be passionate about it. ~ Angelina Jolie

I always play women I would date. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

The interesting thing for me is that everybody felt that I was really wild when i was unbalanced and desperate to communicate something and didn't have a sense of purpose. But I've never been so crazy and wild as I am with my son or as I am now. ~ Angelina Jolie

The most upsetting thing is that the US is a leader in the world, and if they don't sign, then how do you expect to convince Russian and China and Iran, Pakistan, all these other countries, to sign? They simply won't. (The US government) feels it's against their constitutional right to bear arms, or they've said that it's needed in North and South Korea, on the border. I don't think any of these are good enough excuses for the damage. ~ Angelina Jolie

It's just such a freeing thing to set these great challenges for yourself, to travel, to learn more about the world, to just go out there and get crazy and get free and get strong. ~ Angelina Jolie

I met this amazing person, and we realized we had very similar views on how we wanted to live our lives. It's happened quickly, with so many children. Yesterday, picking up the kids from school, Brad turned around in the car, and there were three of them. He couldn't stop laughing. We love them and are having a great time. ~ Angelina Jolie

Sometimes acting and politics make a very bad combination. I think that sometimes people take me less seriously in my work for the UN because I am an actor. ~ Angelina Jolie

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. ~ Angelina Jolie

It's better to have nobody, than to have someone who is half there, or doesn't want to be there ~ Angelina Jolie

I think I'll be working a lot less as I get older ~ Angelina Jolie

War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There's no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly. ~ Angelina Jolie