how her children keep Angelina Jolie from feeling alone

A more than central role in his life. In an interview given to Sunday Times this Sunday, December 1, the 49-year-old actress spoke about her motherhood and the strength that it brings her on a daily basis. Angelina Jolie is the mother of six children, whom she had or adopted before and during her marriage to Brad Pitt, which ended in 2016: Maddox (23 years old), Pax (20 years old), Zahara (19 years old ), Shiloh (18 years old), and twins Knox and Vivienne (16 years old). A large family which prevents her from feeling alone, even though the actress is now divorced. “I don’t feel lonely, because I have a family,” she told Sunday Times .

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A reference to her role in the Maria Callas biopic, in which she plays the role of the famous opera singer, who died in 1977 at the age of 53. “Maria had no family, so her work was everything. My work is not everything,” she added. “Being a parent is everything.”

“You are not the center of your life”

This is not the first time that Angelina Jolie has compared her role as Maria Callas to her daily life, and in particular to her role as a mother. “I have been a mother for 23 years. The most beautiful thing about being a parent is that you are not the center of your life,” the actress told Hollywood Reporter in August 2024, then in full promotion of the biopic.

And her role as mother accompanies her even in her filming. “I've never had a set where my family isn't allowed to be there because I'm concentrating, I'm not that person,” she said at the time. “It really meant a lot to have my boys with me on Maria. When I was having a really tough time, they would come up to me and just give me a hug or a cup of tea.”