Angelina Jolie Quotes

Quote #1

“Sometimes I think my husband is so amazing that I don't know why he's with me. I don't know whether I'm good enough. But if I make him happy, then I'm everything I want to be.”

Quote #2

“Where ever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.”

Quote #3

“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.”

Quote #4

“There's something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.”

Quote #5

“If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I'm not frightened by anyone's perception of me.”

Quote #6

“When I get logical, and I don't trust my instincts - that's when I get in trouble.”

 Quote #7

“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.”

Quote #8

“What nourishes me also destroys me.”

Quote #9

“I've been reckless, but I'm not a rebel without a cause.”

Quote #10

“I never felt settled or calm. You can't really commit to life when you feel that.”

Quote #11

“If you ask people what they've always wanted to do, most people haven't done it. That breaks my heart.”

Quote #12

“I'm not somebody that thinks about destiny and fate, but I don't walk away from it when something unfolds.”

Quote #13

“I'm always doing something. I never shut my brain off. I always have something going on.”

 Quote #14

“When I first went to places where people were suffering from war and persecution, I felt ashamed of my feelings of sadness. I could see more possibilities in my life.”

Quote #15

“Anytime I feel lost, I pull out a map and stare. I stare until I have reminded myself that life is a giant adventure, so much to do, to see.”

Quote #16

“Real food, I've found, is actually better than dieting.”

Quote #17

“I learned to fly a few years ago in England. It's the only place I'm completely alone - up in the air, detached from everything.”

Quote #18

“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.”

Quote #19

“I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.”

Quote #20

“To be in any way a positive contribution, that's all anybody wants to be. It's all I've ever wanted to be. I wanted to be an artist, be a mother. You want to feel that in your life you've been of use, in whatever way that comes out.”

 Quote #21

“There's nothing I have to hide or defend. I'm gonna live my life. And there are times when people wanna try to attack me, and I don't know why, but they will. And that's okay.”

Quote #22

“I've never lived my life in the opinion of others. I believe I'm a good person. I believe I'm a good mom. But that's for my kids to decide, not for the world.”

Quote #23

“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.”

 Quote #24

“I always felt caged, closed in, like I was punching at things that weren't there. I always had too much energy for the room I was in.”

Quote #25

“I was the punk outsider who nobody messed with. I was fearless. At 16, I graduated and moved out.”

Quote #26

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

Quote #27

“Sometimes, women in families put themselves last until it manifests itself in their own health.”

Quote #28

“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.”

Quote #29

“You have to just make the choices you make in life. I made the choices I made because I believed they were right for me.”

Quote #31

“Our diversity is our strength. What a dull and pointless life it would be if everyone was the same.”

Quote #32

“I try to lead by example, being conscious of others and being responsible.”

Quote #34

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

Quote #35

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

Quote #36

“I don't think the money people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that's what counts.”

Quote #37

“All women do have a different sense of sexuality, or sense of fun, or sense of like what's sexy or cool or tough.”

Quote #38

“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!”

Quote #39

“I'm getting a wrinkle above my eyebrow because I just can't stop lifting it, and I love that you know.”

Quote #40

“I think all women go through periods where we hate this about ourselves, we don't like that. It's great to get to a place where you dismiss anything you're worried about. I find flaws attractive. I find scars attractive.”

Quote #41

“I seem to be getting a lot of things pushed my way that are strong women. It's like people see Hackers and they send me offers to play tough women with guns, the kind who wear no bra and a little tank top. I'd like to play strong women who are also very feminine.”

Quote #42

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

Quote #43

“I've 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.”

Quote #44

“The truth is I love being alive. And I love feeling free. So if I can't have those things then I feel like a caged animal and I'd rather not be in a cage. I'd rather be dead. And it's real simple. And I think it's not that uncommon.”

Quote #45

“I don't see myself as beautiful, because I can see a lot of flaws. People have really odd opinions. They tell me I'm skinny, as if that's supposed to make me happy.”

Quote #46

“Once you have six children, you're committed.”

Quote #47

“I grew up as this very carefree, happy kid then things turned darker for me. Maybe it was because I saw that the world wasn't as happy a place as I had hoped it would be for me.”

Quote #48

“There's people constantly asking you for something on set, so the multi-tasking of motherhood transfers very well to being a director. And I think you're compassionate.”

Quote #49

“I'm 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.”

Quote #50

“When I was little... I didn't relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so - she was so elegant.”

Quote #51

“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.”

Quote #52

“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.”

Quote #53

“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.”

Quote #54

“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!"

Quote #55

“I'm a woman, and anytime you tell a woman that she looks nice, it's not going to upset her.”

Quote #56

“I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.”

Quote #57

“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.”

Quote #58

“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.”

Quote #59

“My children love Maleficent's voice, so they always make me do it at home.”

Quote #60

“I was of the generation where most of the Disney princesses and female characters were not girls that I admired. They just weren't characters I looked up to and identified with.”

Quote #61

“Brad and I have never wanted our kids to be actors, but we also want them to be around film and be a part of Mommy and Daddy's life and for it not to be kept from them, either. We just want them to have a good, healthy relationship with it.”

Quote #62

“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.”

Quote #63

“It was weird to be married; you kind of lose your identity. You're suddenly somebody's wife. And you're like, 'Oh, I'm half of a couple now. I've lost me.'”

Quote #64

“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.”

Quote #65

“In my father's generation, the product was 80 percent of what you were putting into the world, and your personal life was 20 percent. It now seems that 80 percent of the product I put out is silly, made-up stories and what I'm wearing.”

Quote #66

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

Quote #67

“I had a C-section, and I found it fascinating. I didn't find it a sacrifice, and I didn't find it a painful experience. I found it a fascinating miracle of what a body can do.”

Quote #68

“It's a great thing about being pregnant - you don't need excuses to pee or to eat.”

Quote #69

“I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.”

Quote #70

“I'm terrible at reading scripts. I love to read, and I hate reading scripts.”

Quote #71

“I'm not somebody that just wants to hold up a white flag and say, 'Let's all just get along.' I think people that do horrible things should be held accountable.”

Quote #72

“My mother was a full-time mother. She didn't have much of her own career, her own life, her own experiences... everything was for her children. I will never be as good a mother as she was. She was just grace incarnate. She was the most generous, loving - she's better than me.”

Quote #73

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

Quote #74

“I don't see the point of doing an interview unless you're going to share the things you learn in life and the mistakes you make. So to admit that I'm extremely human and have done some dark things I don't think makes me unusual or unusually dark. I think it actually is the right thing to do, and I'd like to think it's the nice thing to do.”

Quote #75

“The loss of a child is my greatest nightmare.”

Quote #76

“It's hard to be clear about who you are when you are carrying around a bunch of baggage from the past. I've learned to let go and move more quickly into the next place.”

Quote #77

“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!'”

Quote #78

“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.”

Quote #79

“Obviously, there's 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... I've gone to the range with sniper rifles and things like that.”

Quote #80

“I get impatient with people working on a film that have their head in their hands like it's the most complicated thing in the world.”