After several years away from Hollywood, Angelina Jolie is ready to step back into the spotlight. In a new interview with Vanity Fair published on Thursday, December 19th, she opened up about how she is coming back to herself as an artist after going through a “very dark” period in her life.
“For reasons I don’t want to explain, I became very dark, but I didn’t have much light or life inside me,” Jolie said, adding, “Your light is dark.” Ta.
Jolie has six children with ex-husband Brad Pitt: Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and 16-year-old twins Vivienne and Knox. , continued. The past few years have not been very creative in choosing what and when to work on, but sometimes it can be a practical choice. ”
Jolie didn’t go into detail about what was going on at the time, but she has had several issues with Pitt since their separation more than eight years ago, including a custody battle over their minor children and a dispute over family rights. has been involved in several high-profile lawsuits. The sale of their once shared French vineyard, Château Miraval, and new allegations of abuse and manipulation.
Jolie’s last acting gig was in 2021’s Marvel Eternals, and she believes her new film Maria was the “beginning” of her “starting to come back to life.”
“I needed a lot of kind people around me to hold my hand,” she says. “At the end of the day, we’re all very lucky to have the jobs that we do, and we spend a lot of our time with big, deep emotions. We don’t do that with people we feel safe with.” If so, it can have very negative effects.”
She went on to say, “I didn’t feel like myself for a while, so I couldn’t put much effort into my work for a few years.” There were so many things that made me feel like I was being supported,” he added. What I do is collaborate with other artists, and when it goes well, you learn a lot about yourself and about life when you’re around nice people and creative people. can. ”
While Jolie took a break from acting, she co-produced the Broadway musical The Outsiders with the help of her daughter Vivian, directed the war drama Without Blood, and launched her debut fashion brand, Atelier Jolie. I was extremely busy.