Angelina Jolie and Julia Roberts Share Words of Wisdom with Younger Selves
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- Published on Friday, 10 October 2014 10:34
- Written by Hollywood
Angelina Jolie, Jennifer Lopez, Jodie Foster and Julia Roberts have shared their best pieces of advice for their younger selves as part of People magazine's 40th anniversary issue.Editors asked a host of celebrities to revisit their pasts for the special October (14) edition and reveal what they would have wanted to know in their youths. The stars offered words of encouragement and love.Jolie insists she wouldn't "change anything", but encourages her younger self to travel more, saying, "I would probably say enjoy the freedom as much as you possibly can before it goes away. Enjoy the walks in the park and the backpacking and travelling and living. Which I did, but I would have liked to have done more before it became a little less easy to do so." The newlywed mum of six adds, "You can never prepare for the future, because it's all those things that build up to who you are. You have to let your younger self be scared of things and attack things head on. Make bold choices and make mistakes, and it's all those things that add up to the person you later become."Meanwhile, Roberts encourages her younger self to "be happy with your natural curls" and "relish every moment with Dad", and Lopez writes, "Keep your feet on the ground, don't forget who you are, and love yourself - appreciate yourself."
Former beauty queen Halle Berry wishes she had been more relaxed during her youth, saying, "Everything happens for a reason. The highs. The lows. It's all for a higher development. And I would not stress about the down times. That's part of one's evolution", while Foster regrets not stepping behind the camera earlier in her career, stating, "I wish I could have directed more in my 30s."Transgender Orange is the New Black star Laverne Cox has also opened up to her teenage self, urging her to "know you are beautiful" and adding, "You are not crazy for knowing you are a girl. This knowledge about who you are is not a disappointment to anyone, but an acknowledgement of God's plan for you."Jennifer Aniston, Cate Blanchett, Sharon Stone, Matthew McConaughey, rocker Adam Levine and singer Kelly Clarkson also shared their words of wisdom for the article.Meanwhile, Taylor Swift admits she wishes she'd have laughed more as a teenager, adding, "You have to laugh when you're humiliated, when you're rejected... At a certain point you have to be able to turn whatever bad experience you have into a funny dinner party joke."
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Returning Down Under! Angelina Jolie due to make Australian comeback for world premiere of biopic Unbroken next month
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- Published on Thursday, 09 October 2014 03:57
- Written by Daily mail
She spent six months on Australian shores filming World War II biopic Unbroken.And now that the film is complete, it has been announced that Angelina Jolie will be returning Down Under for the world premiere.The Hollywood heavyweight, 39, will be back in Sydney on November 17 where she will be joined by the film's lead actor Jack O'Connell and Japanese star Miyavi, announced the Today Show on Thursday. The news comes a fortnight after the Academy Award winning actress hit a roadblock for her next directorial project titled Africa. Issues subsisting between two once-married producers involved in the film is apparently threatening to put the whole thing in jeopardy, according to Hollywood Reporter.Meanwhile Jolie's Australian directed film Unbroken, which stars O'Connell, Miyavi, Garrett Hedlund and local actor Jai Courtney, has been completed unhindered by setbacks. On Wednesday Courtney described working under Jolie's direction as 'fantastic'. 'She's got a wonderful creative voice,' the Spartacus star told the Huffington Post.'It was literally one of those cases where it was like, "I don't care what I play, I just want to be a part of this movie".'It is based on the true story of WWII hero Louis Zamperini, an Olympic runner who joined the Air Force in 1941 and became stranded on a raft for 47 days after his plane was shot down. He survived only to be captured by the Japanese. Zamperini himself passed away on July 2 at age 97, one week before the official trailer was released.
Jolie paid tribute to the American veteran following the news of his death, describing his passing as 'a loss impossible to describe' via a statement. 'We are all so grateful for how enriched our lives are for having known him. We will miss him terribly,' she said.The Maleficent star and her husband Brad Pitt based their big family in a huge Vaucluse mansion in Sydney's eastern suburbs when they arrived last November for six months for the prolonged filming of Unbroken.The brunette stunner admitted that she and Pitt felt so happy in Australia when she relocated her six-strong brood, that they had even considered an Australian wedding.'It crossed our mind when we were there,' she said in an interview with Channel Seven's Sunrise at the time.'I loved Australia. I loved everything about it: I loved working in Australia, I loved the crew, I think its the most extraordinary place to make films and to spend time.' The couple have since tied the knot in at their French chateau in August.Unbroken is set for release in Australian cinemas on December 25.
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Angelina Jolie: I Feel in Contact with My Mother When I Look at My Children
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- Published on Tuesday, 07 October 2014 03:53
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Angelina Jolie honored her late mom, Marcheline Bertrand, at her wedding in August, and now the Oscar winner is opening up about how motherhood has connected her to her mom's memory.In a new new interview with French Marie Claire, Jolie speaks about her mother's legacy and its impact on her own humanitarian work.Bertrand, who passed away in 2007 after a long battle with ovarian cancer, "was very soft but could move mountains for her kids," Jolie, 39, told the magazine. "That's something I always admire in women: that mix of softness and strength. She was half Indian, and I remember that as a small girl, she took me to a dinner for Amnesty International." "She always tried to understand the complexity of the world. She had a great heart which was sensitive to the world's violence."Asked whether she believes in life after death, Jolie replied, "I'm not certain ... I feel in contact with my mother when I look at my children. I can feel her influence over me then. I see that my way of raising them resembles the way she raised my brother and I. It's more apparent with my daughters Shiloh and Vivienne. Therefore, yes, my mother is there, present in this influence, all the time."The actress, who has been in Malta with new husband Brad Pitt and their six kids as part of a working honeymoon, also spoke about their upcoming romantic drama By the Sea."We'll play an American couple in the south [of France] that should remind you no doubt of someone."
As for the couple's real-life home base in the south of France, Château Miraval, Jolie says it is "perfectly situated" for their busy family."I'm not very good at relaxing," she says. "I can't stay put. I read, write, negotiate films, I carry my office around with me." Miraval, she notes, "is close to European cities, but also to Africa and the Middle East. To all the theaters of operations where my United Nations work obliges me to go. L.A. is clearly too far from all that." Speaking about her role as a special envoy to the United Nations Refugee Agency, Jolie addressed her work at The Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, where she delivered the opening remarks in London in June.Given her ongoing activism, would she ever be tempted to run for office? "I don't think my family would agree," she says. "And then I don't know how I could be more useful than now, because my position as a public figure helps so much in generating media attention for my fight." One thing she does know for certain: Her famous tattoo collection is sure to grow – possibly influenced by her upcoming WWII film, Unbroken."You can be certain I'll have a new one soon," she says. "Without a doubt, something with Japanese inspiration."
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Michaela Strachan follows Angelina Jolie in having double mastectomy after breast cancer diagnosis
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- Published on Monday, 06 October 2014 10:39
- Written by North Devon Journal
SPRINGWATCH presenter Michaela Strachan has followed actress Angelina Jolie by undergoing a double mastectomy during her battle with cancer.The television host recently revealed she was diagnosed with the disease following a mammogram early in 2014.She said the tears rolled as the doctor told her what was going to happen, but that she only took in “every fifth word or so”.She told the Mail on Sunday’s You magazine: "The one word that registered was 'cancer'." She was advised by medical professionals to have both her breasts removed.Ms Strachan said: "I couldn't get my head around the fact that on Monday morning I'd been apparently healthy, by Tuesday I had cancer, and by Wednesday I was talking about a double mastectomy."The 48-year-old will be undergoing reconstructive surgery.She said her experience showed the importance of regular check-ups."If I'd put mine off, my story could have been a very different one," she said.Last year, actress Angelina Jolie revealed to the world that she had undergone a double mastectomy to prevent her getting breast cancer.She took the decision after testing positive for the BRCA1 gene mutation that greatly increases the risk of developing the disease.
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Melissa Etheridge clarifies Angelina Jolie mastectomy comments
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- Published on Sunday, 05 October 2014 14:50
- Written by SF Gate
Singer Melissa Etheridge has moved to clarify remarks she made about Angelina Jolie’s double mastectomy last year, after calling the actress “fearful” for undergoing the operation.The “Tomb Raider: star stunned fans when she revealed she had drastic surgery to remove both her breasts after doctors discovered she was at risk of developing cancer.Shortly after the announcement, Etheridge, a breast cancer survivor, criticized Jolie by saying, “I wouldn’t call it the brave choice. I actually think it’s the most fearful choice you can make when confronting anything with cancer.” However, the “Come to My Window” hit maker insists her comments were not meant to be malicious, and she clarified her statements during an appearance on “Watch What Happens Live” on Wednesday. She explains, “I have never even ever spoken to Angelina. But I didn’t mean that comment meanly. I certainly want to clear that up.“I just felt that calling it ‘brave’ was not something I would do. To cut healthy tissue off is fearful because you’re fearful of getting something. Brave to me would be different. And that’s all. … People can do whatever they want. It’s their bodies, their health.” Etheridge used to be good friends with Jolie’s husband Brad Pitt, and even performed at his wedding to Jennifer Aniston in 2000, but the singer admits she hasn’t spoken to the actor in 10 years. Pitt and Aniston split in 2005.
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