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Angelina Jolie on life after divorce: "My fighting spirit has finally returned"
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Angelina Jolie on life after divorce: "My fighting spirit has finally returned"

From N1 Serbia · () Serbian

Translated from Serbian, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

At a glance

Interview Named sources Context piece
  • Angelina Jolie spoke about her life after her divorce from Brad Pitt, stating her "fighting spirit" has returned.
  • She highlighted her children's support and their desire for her to travel and work as they are grown.
  • Jolie also discussed her approach to motherhood and past health concerns, including a preventative double mastectomy.

Angelina Jolie has spoken candidly about navigating life after her divorce from Brad Pitt, revealing that her "fighting spirit" has finally returned after a period of struggle. In a rare interview with Variety, the acclaimed actress shared that she feels stronger and more centered, crediting her children as her primary source of support.

I think my fighting spirit has finally returned. I lost it for a while.

— Angelina JolieDescribing her emotional state after her divorce.

"I think my fighting spirit has finally returned. I lost it for a while," Jolie admitted. She noted that her children, who are now nearly all adults, encourage her to travel and pursue her work. "They want me to travel, to go out, to do things. They know me better than anyone and still love me, which says a lot," she added.

My children want me to travel, to go out, to do things. They know me better than anyone and still love me, which says a lot.

— Angelina JolieOn her children's support and encouragement.

The Oscar winner also touched upon her career choices, explaining that circumstances once led her to prioritize acting to remain close to her children. "Suddenly, the only way to be more at home, to be away for a short time, or to earn enough money, was to return to acting," she explained. As her children have grown, Jolie feels she has more freedom in selecting roles.

Suddenly, the only way to be more at home, to be away for a short time, or to earn enough money, was to return to acting.

— Angelina JolieExplaining her career decisions.

Jolie discussed her unique approach to motherhood, preparing her children for her potential absence rather than focusing on her future role as a grandmother. This perspective is partly informed by her own health history, including a preventative double mastectomy in 2013 due to a BRCA1 gene mutation that significantly increased her risk of breast and ovarian cancer. Her mother, grandmother, and aunt all died from cancer, a family history that deeply influences her outlook.

I am raising my children almost as if I am preparing them for my absence, not so much for the day I will be a grandmother.

— Angelina JolieOn her specific approach to motherhood.
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Originally published by N1 Serbia in Serbian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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