If you have problems, it's something to apologize for, to be embarrassed about, not to revel in. It's the perfectionist in me...That's why people call me the "bossy little thing"-I'm the bossiest person around. Angelina Jolie More Quotes by Angelina Jolie More Quotes From Angelina Jolie I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out. Angelina Jolie outsiders fearless punk We need the political will, and that often comes from the will of the people. So if celebrities or personalities can help to educate the people - not influence them, not tell them (what to do) - just tell them the truth about what's happening and let them form their own opinion, that will strengthen them and they will push their politicians. Angelina Jolie political-will personality people It's the greatest thing that ever happened in my life, my son. Angelina Jolie my-son happened son We have a choice about how we take what happens to us in our life and whether or not we allow it to turn us. We can become consumed by hate and darkness, or we're able to regain our humanity somehow, or come to terms with things and learn something about ourselves. Angelina Jolie hate choices darkness Maleficent has suffered abuse in the past, and there's a reason why she is now as furious as she is. And I think that children who have been outcast and abused in any way will relate to her. There's a beautiful side to her; she's not just a dark person. She has all these facets. And that is interesting. Angelina Jolie dark beautiful children I think I connect to people who could be written off as wild or dark, or who are just full of fire and looking for a place to put that fire. It's an important lesson to learn, and it's something I did learn: you live on behalf of others and you're happier and you have purpose. And you have a great excuse to have all that fire. Angelina Jolie fire dark thinking The side of fairytales I don't like is that they always have happy endings, that there's just good and evil, and things are perfect. But life is a little more complicated, and that's what I try to teach my kids. Angelina Jolie evil perfect kids 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. Angelina Jolie adventure country kids I didn't die young. So I am very lucky. There are other artists and people that didn't survive certain things... people can imagine that I did the most dangerous, and I did the worst... for many reasons, I shouldn't be here. Angelina Jolie lucky artist people 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 crazy interesting son All of us would like to believe that if we were in a bad situation someone would help us. Angelina Jolie situation helping believe I went through a period when I felt my film characters were having more fun than I was. It might partly explain why I ended up tattooed or doing certain extreme things in my life. Angelina Jolie fun might character I thought I'd become a funeral director when I wasn't going to be an actor. I thought I would be good at helping some people with the grieving process and with trying to get them to talk about and understand who this person was. Angelina Jolie funeral grieving people 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 issues mom writing You know, more children die under the age of five when the parents are not educated. Angelina Jolie parent age children I make it a point not to buy certain magazines, not because I am against tabloids or things like that, but I want to fill my mind with valid issues in the world. Angelina Jolie magazines issues mind To actually feel like you've done something good with your life and you're useful to others is what I was always wanting, and was always looking for. Angelina Jolie done feelings life They say it's better than sex. It's so much better. It's amazing. Angelina Jolie aviation flight sex 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 motherhood dad mom 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! Angelina Jolie poop motherhood kids
