Angelina Jolie is an American actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian. She has received an Academy Award, two Screen Actors Guild Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards, and has been cited as Hollywood’s highest-paid actress. Her biggest commercial success came with the fantasy picture Maleficent (2014). In addition to her film career, Jolie is noted for her humanitarian efforts.
She promotes various causes, including conservation, education, and women’s rights, and is most noted for her advocacy on behalf of refugees as a Special Envoy for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). As a public figure, Jolie has been cited as one of the most influential and powerful people in the American entertainment industry.
Some of the best quotes from Angelina Jolie are listed below.
- “Anything that feels good couldn’t possibly be bad.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I am a strong believer that without justice, there is no peace. No lasting peace, anyway.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I don’t believe in guilt, I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person, and don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I don’t believe in guilt; I believe in living on impulse as long as you never intentionally hurt another person. And don’t judge people in your life. I think you should live completely free.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I have so much in my life. I want to be of value to the world.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I like someone who is a little crazy but coming from a good place. I think scars are sexy because it means you made a mistake that led to a mess.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I used to think I was unstable, because I had this thirst for something. I could never figure out what it was. I couldn’t sleep at night, and I always wanted to be somewhere else. I have a window tattooed, this little box, and it’s because wherever I was, I wanted to be somewhere else. And, I always saw myself, wherever I was in life, staring out the window.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I want to be outspoken. I want to say my opinions and I hope they’re taken in the right way. I don’t want to stop being free. And I won’t.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – 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
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I’m looking very much forward to growing older. I want to be an exhausted older woman but with a very full life behind me and one still going.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I’m with a man who’s evolved enough to look at my body and see it as more beautiful because of the journey it has taken.” – Angelina Jolie
- “If being sane is thinking there’s something wrong with being different… I’d rather be completely fucking mental.” – Angelina Jolie
- “If every choice you make comes from an honest place, you’re solid, and nothing anybody can say about you can rock you or change your opinion.” – Angelina Jolie
- “If I make a fool of myself, who cares? I’m not frightened by anyone’s perception of me.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – 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
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “Make bold choices and make mistakes. It’s all those things that add to the person you become.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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
- “Not a lot of people get to see a movie where their parents fell in love. 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
- “Save one-third, live on one-third, and give away one-third.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “The center of my life is my kids. I woke up at 3 in the morning with four kids with jet lag and two babies. I put myself together for a few hours and go out. And then I go home. This is my job.” – Angelina Jolie
- “The mind wants to forget because it weighs so much on the heart and soul. I am tired of crying and feeling so helpless. I want to breathe again -just for a little while.” – Angelina Jolie
- “There’s something about death that is comforting. The thought that you could die tomorrow frees you to appreciate your life now.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “When I get logical, and I don’t trust my instincts – that’s when I get in trouble.” – Angelina Jolie
- “When I was little… I didn’t relate to princesses. I saw Maleficent, and I just thought she was so – she was so elegant.” – Angelina Jolie
- “When other little girls wanted to be ballet dancers I kind of wanted to be a vampire.” – Angelina Jolie
- “Wherever I am I always find myself looking out the window wishing I was somewhere else.” – Angelina Jolie
- “Women have a certain sexuality, and I think their bodies are beautiful, and I’m not embarrassed to explore that in a film. But there are things you get offered that are vulgar and violent – just like there’s a side of me that’s vulgar and violent.” – Angelina Jolie
- “You’d think, ‘What if I make a mistake today, I’ll regret it’. I don’t believe in regret, I feel everything leads us to where we are and we have to just jump forward, mean well, commit and just see what happens.” – Angelina Jolie
- 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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “I’m still having trouble convincing Pax that underwear and pants go together – underwear is not pants!” – Angelina Jolie
- “Don’t think the rich people in Hollywood have ever thought I was normal, but I am dedicated to my work and that’s what counts.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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.” – Angelina Jolie
- “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
