Angelina Jolie Says She ‘Wouldn’t Be an Actress Today’ – The Hollywood Reporter

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Angelina Jolie shared that she probably wouldn’t be an actress if she was just starting out in the entertainment industry in this day and age.

In an interview with The Wall Street Journalpublished online Tuesday, mischievous The star said she might have thought about acting on stage, but not in Hollywood.

“I wouldn’t be an actress today,” Jolie explained. “When I started my career, I wasn’t expected to be public and share a lot.”

Although she doesn’t read anything about herself in the press, the actress knows that “she’s been around a long time, and it’s all been said.”

Jolie grew up around Hollywood where her parents, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, were actors. Having appeared in projects from a young age, as well as modeling and studying method acting, Jolie admitted she “was never a fan of it (Hollywood)”, adding: “I never bought into it as much or as important.”

“I grew up in a very shallow place,” she added. “Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you strive for authenticity.

Once she got her role in 1999 Girl interruptsFor which she won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, she said that the fame that followed led to depression and sometimes suicidal thoughts. “I wanted to escape,” Julie said.

Throughout her career, she has faced intense public scrutiny, particularly in relation to her divorce from Brad Pitt, the father of her six children, seven years ago.

She even noticed the intense stress that was being put on her body during filming Maleficent: Mistress of evil in 2018, saying that her voice had changed since the first time she played the role in 2014. “My body reacts strongly to stress.” salt The actress explained. “My blood sugar goes up and down. I suddenly developed Bell’s Palsy six months before my divorce.

Jolie admitted she doesn’t have a “real social life” in Los Angeles, as every time she leaves her house, she faces paparazzi and unwanted attention. This is also one of the reasons why she wants to leave in the end.

“It’s part of what happened after my divorce. “I lost the ability to live and travel freely,” she said, noting that she hopes to spend more time at her home in Cambodia. “I will move when I can.”

Jolie said earlier this year Vogue magazine She has deliberately begun taking on fewer film roles in recent years and “only takes on jobs that don’t require long filming.”

She explained that at this current stage of life, she “still understands who I am at 48 years old.

“I think I’m in a transitional stage as a person,” she added. “I’m feeling a little down these days. I don’t feel like I’ve been myself for a decade, in a way that I don’t want to dwell on.