Quotes by Angelina Jolie

Brad will tell you. He puts a movie on, Im asleep in 10 minutes. I have no patience. But the kids love action movies with comedy, Jackie Chan and all that.

If I think more about death than some other people, it is probably because I love life more than they do.

Obviously, theres a part of me that takes the world of violence and death very seriously. However, when it comes to protection, or when it comes to just the skill of shooting... Ive gone to the range with sniper rifles and things like that.

Theres something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.

To be intimate with a married man, when my own father cheated on my mother, is not something I could forgive. I could not look at myself in the morning if I did that. I wouldnt be attracted to a man who would cheat on his wife.

First and foremost comes my family and my life with Brad. We have so much joy in raising our children and teaching them about the world that nothing really compares to that.

Without pain, there would be no suffering, without suffering we would never learn from our mistakes. To make it right, pain and suffering is the key to all windows, without it, there is no way of life.

Real food, Ive found, is actually better than dieting.

Breast cancer alone kills some 458,000 people each year, according to the World Health Organization, mainly in low- and middle-income countries. It has got to be a priority to ensure that more women can access gene testing and lifesaving preventive treatment, whatever their means and background, wherever they live.

I always play women I would date.

I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we dont like that. Its great to get to a place where you dismiss anything youre worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.

Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I dont know why hes with me. I dont know whether Im good enough. But if I make him happy, then Im everything I want to be.

The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I cant have those things then I feel like a caged animal and Id rather not be in a cage. Id rather be dead. And its real simple. And I think its not that uncommon.

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 Im very, very grateful; its a fun job. Its a luxury.

To be in any way a positive contribution, thats all anybody wants to be. Its all Ive ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life youve been of use, in whatever way that comes out.

Ive realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I dont trust my instincts - Thats when I get in trouble.

When I get logical, and I dont trust my instincts - thats when I get in trouble.

Im just glad I was able to return to some of that innocence and beauty I had as a child when I started my own family, and my children brought me back some of that spirit.

Im odd looking. Sometimes I think I look like a funny muppet.

I became an actress because my mom wanted me to become an actress. It took me until my mid-30s to realize I actually didnt. I actually wanted to write and direct and be more involved in politics and humanitarian issues.