Angelina Jolie reveals how she’s different from ‘Maria’
Angelina Jolie has revealed how she is different from the leading role in a biopic movie titled Maria.
While talking about her recently released film, during an interview with The Sunday Times, the mother-of-six drew contrasts between her with Maria Callas, late opera singer.
The 49-year-old actress reflected on the singer’s loneliness over the years, said, “I don’t feel that because I have family.”
“Maria didn’t have a family, so her work was everything,” Jolie said, adding, “My work is not everything. Being a parent is everything.”
The Maleficent actress added that she is “grateful this film gave me a time to stop and learn and listen and appreciate”.
Jolie also opened up about motherhood and gushed that being a parent is “everything” for the actress.
Elsewhere in her interview with the same publication, the Salt actress talked about her children Maddox and Pax also helping out on Maria, as production assistants.
“Mad and Pax were on this one. Doing AD [assistant directing] work,” the actress said, “They’ve done that quite a few times, and I think that’s good for them.”
The actress, shares Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, as well as twins Knox and Vivienne, 16, with ex-husband.
Directed by Pablo Larrain, Maria had a limited theatrical release in the United States on November 27 and will drop on Netflix on December 11.