742 Quotes by Angelina Jolie

I think I was probably able to flip characters in my head as if I was playing different roles in order to write the different people because you kind of have to be one person, and inhabit him and write from his voice and be her and write her voice. So I think that helped.

Acting is not pretending or lying. It’s finding a side of yourself that’s the character and ignoring your other sides. And there’s a side of me that wonders what’s wrong with being completely honest.

War is so complex; human nature is so complex. There’s no filmmaker who has ever figured it out perfectly.

For whatever reason, I don’t know why, but Cambodians learned something in their suffering and their struggle that we have lost touch with.

I think every teenager is a hero. When we are young we feel so much pain. Go to school is like going to war, people let you down all the time. Sometimes it’s very, very difficult to stay strong, but you have to.

I don’t do things that are comedic. This is such a crazy idea.

I’ve realized that being happy is a choice.

I’ve realized that being happy is a choice. You never want to rub anybody the wrong way or not be fun to be around, but you have to be happy. When I get logical and I don’t trust my instincts – Thats when I get in trouble.

I think that if more people saw more things, they wouldn’t be able to really help themselves.