Angelina Jolie Quotes

My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.

Angelina Jolie

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• My mom always wanted me to be an actor. And I started going to theater and going on auditions young. I only realized about five years ago that I actually didn’t want to be an actor.

  

  Angelina Jolie
  • Mom
  • Actors
  • Theater