Personal Quotes
When somebody follows you 20 blocks to the pharmacy, where they watch you buy toilet paper, you know your life has changed.
It’s impossible to satisfy everyone, and I suggest we all stop trying.
[on her marriage to Brad Pitt, after two years] Everybody always asks if we’re happy. Give me a break. We’re married two years. In Hollywood years, that’s forever.
[on the constant rumors surrounding her split from Brad Pitt] There is always going to be the tough and the nasty. You just tune out to that.
[on the irony of the title of her movie, Separados pelo Casamento (2006)] Well, you know. I figured just seize the moment.
I always say, “Don’t make plans, make options.”
If we can say, “I loved, and I received a lot of love,” then great. That’s enough.
I’ve learned that you can get through things that hurt. Nothing will kill you. Nothing. People are unbelievable. we have such resilience.
[about her divorce from Brad Pitt] A man divorcing would never be accused of choosing career over children. That really pissed me off. I’ve never in my life said I don’t want to have children. I did and I do and I will! The women who inspire me are the ones who have careers and children; why would I want to limit myself? I’ve always wanted to have children, and I would never give up that experience for a career. I want to have it all.
[On seeing pictures of Angelina Jolie and her ex-husband Brad Pitt together] I will not let myself down like that — I also know what feels good and it doesn’t feel good to harbor anger and resentment … We do have tools to work through stuff. Everybody does. (Good Morning America 2005)
The most unconditional love that you can encounter is with a dog. They’re excited the minute you come home, and they show the same amount of excitement everyday. They’re loyal and they’re always, always faithful.