Angelina Jolie is speaking out about the “deep and real sadness” she felt after splitting from longtime love Brad Pitt.
In a new interview with French magazine Madame Figaro, the mega star is opening up about finding herself again following her “complicated” separation from Pitt.
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It all started after directing the 2014 film Unbroken when she first realized she had to reevaluate some life choices:
“But with the separation, I had to reassess my choices: I find it necessary to be present with my children and not to be constantly absent. This is not a good time to commit to long-term projects. … Playing a strong character like the evil queen of Maleficent is a form of therapy. Surprisingly, embodying a powerful character can really help to rebuild oneself when one does not feel at his best.”
While she has certainly made progress in the years since then, Angie is honest with the publication and herself that she still has more to make:
“I am more resilient than before, but it’s still a difficult time.”
At the end of the day, what concerns the actress most is her six children, and setting a good example for them each day:
“I do not really know, but since I have children, the only thing that concerns me is to show them the example, to be honest, to have a sincere voice and to guide them in the same way. , a path where it is important to show kindness to others, to know how to look at them with accuracy, not to hurt them. And to understand that we have one life and that it is important to fulfill it as efficiently as possible. To answer your question, I do not know what my destiny is, but what I am convinced of is that I am in a period of transition, like a homecoming, a return to myself. Because I was a little lost …”
She continues, opening up more about the end of her marriage with her Mr. & Mrs. Smith costar:
“I think it happened at the end of my relationship with Brad, and then at the beginning of our separation. It was a complicated moment, when I did not recognize myself anymore where I had become … how to say … smaller, as insignificant, even if it was not necessarily obvious. I felt a deep and real sadness, I was hurt. On the other hand, it was interesting to reconnect with this humility and even the insignificance I felt. Finally, here is perhaps what is human … In addition to all this, I had some health concerns. All these things settle in you and remind you of how lucky you are to be alive. This is yet another lesson to pass on to my children: the idea of renewal, and above all, a possible return to the joy of living. I have to rediscover the joy.”
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