Angelina Jolie talks about her divorce: 'When my relationship with Brad ended I did not recognize myself'
The actress has just turned 45 and talks about her media break with the actor, after which she felt 'insignificant'
They divorced in 2016 after two years married and more than six in a relationship, but Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie remain a focus of interest for the public. They were the perfect couple, at least for the public, and as the years go by we discover more and more about their romance. They are not very given to talk about it, despite the fact that they recently seem to have reached an agreement on the custody of their children and that has smoothed out the rough edges. We could already hear the award-winning performer confirm during awards season that he was in a lot more situation now than he was a few years ago. For her part, the interpreter has given an interview to the French newspaper Le Figaro in which she is not afraid to remember the bad times that happened after the breakup, as well as the reasons, related to the actor, why he lives in Los Angeles instead of in Europe or Cambodia (where you have nationality).
Angelina affirms that she feels "more feminine" in Paris, a city that, according to her, has that je ne sais quoi. In addition, she is united by a family connection to the Gallic country, since it is where her mother came from. But when it came time to settle into a separate residence after her divorce from Brad Pitt, she settled on Los Angeles, her birthplace, because it was where her ex wanted to continue living so they could better organize with their children. "Europe, France, Paris ... it's a different life, but it's not my day to day, unfortunately," she says. However, her profession involves constant travel, which is often accompanied by her children, so she can continue to enjoy the wonders of the world. "My whole life and my decisions determine those of my children, their needs and priorities are my priority, I am attentive to everything that may influence or harm them," she explains, and that is why it is her role as a mother that is going first, before that of an actress, director or her humanitarian commitments.
As she says, with the separation from Brad she had to reevaluate her life and decided that it was necessary to be present in the education of her children, so it was not a good time to embark on projects that would take a long time. Playing Maleficent was perfect for her since the shootings are shorter as an actress than as a director, and because bringing the bad queen of Sleeping Beauty to life was like "a form of therapy." "Embodying a powerful character can really help you rebuild when you're not feeling at your best," he explains.
That difficult moment for her came as a result of her breakup, even if she was not seen in the public eye, she says. "I think I came to a moment at the end of my relationship with Brad, at the beginning of our separation, a complicated moment, in which she no longer recognized me. I had become ... how to say, smaller, as insignificant.
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