In a new interview with The Wall Street Journal, the 48-year-old actor opened up about her struggles with fame and the pressure to live a public life.
If Angelina Jolie was starting her career today, she says she wouldn't go with acting
Angelina Jolie says she wouldn't pursue a career in Hollywood if she was starting out now.
Angeline Jolie reveals that she wouldn't choose to become an actress now.Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images
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"I wouldn't be an actress today," Jolie told WSJ. "When I was starting out, it wasn't as much of an expectation to be as public, to share so much."
She added that being an actor also meant that the public chooses "how they want you." In her case, they like the fun parts of her — but not her emotional sides.
"Since I was young, people liked the part of me that's pretty tough and maybe a bit wild — that's the part that I think people enjoy," she said. "I'm not the one you want to hear about my pain or my sadness. You know, that's not entertaining."
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The constant media scrutiny also made it hard for her to spend as much time with her children as she'd like.
Angelina Jolie became a meme at the 2012 Oscars in this black dress with a huge slit.
Jolie's up-to-there slit in her Versace dress with her leg popping out ignited almost 4,000 tweets per minute, according to Us Weekly."I heard something, but I didn't pay any attention," the actress told The Huffington Post. "It's as simple as being a woman picking a dress you like and having a night, and not really thinking about anything else."
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"You kind of step out when there's times you would have liked to have been there," the 'Maleficent' star told WSJ.
Jolie notes that she's ready to leave Hollywood to spend more time in Cambodia, where she has another home.
"It's part of what happened after my divorce. I lost the ability to live and travel as freely. I will move when I can," Jolie said.
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For 12 years, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie were one of Hollywood's most iconic couples. In 2016,Jolie filed for divorce.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie.Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Netflix; Jeff Spicer/Getty Images
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Growing up as the daughter of two actors, Jon Voight and Marcheline Bertrand, Jolie added that she was "never very impressed with Hollywood."
"I grew up in quite a shallow place," she said. "Of all the places in the world, Hollywood is not a healthy place. So you seek authenticity."
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