Angelina Jolie says children saved her

Angelina Jolie thinks having children ‘saved’ her.

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Given during a new interview VogueThe actress and director discussed how having children changed her life.

“I was 26 when I became a mother. My whole life has changed,” he said. “Having children saved me and taught me to live this world differently. »

star Maleficent Without her children, she said, she would have chosen a “darker” path.

“If I didn’t want to live for them, I think I would have sunk in a very dark way recently. They are better than me, because you want your children to be,” she said. But I’m also the one they’re making fun of, and I see them taking on different aspects of our family.

Angelina Jolie has six children – Maddox, Pax, Zahara, Shiloh, Vivienne and Knox – with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. The couple called it quits in 2016 after 11 years together.

The star also admitted that she hasn’t felt like herself in “ten years”.

“I feel a little tired these days,” he said. “I haven’t felt like I’ve been myself for the last ten years, and in a way, I don’t want to dwell on that. »

Angelina Jolie has said that she chose to slow down her acting career, saying, “Seven years ago, I was only taking on jobs that didn’t require extensive filming.” We had a long way to go. We’re still finding our feet.