Angelina ‌Jolie Opens Up About Her Close Relationships and ⁣Life Experiences

In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, American actress Angelina ​Jolie‌ shared her⁤ candid thoughts on her personal life, including her close relationships and life experiences. The 49-year-old ⁣actress,‌ who is a mother ‌of six, revealed that she doesn’t have many close friends, citing⁣ her busy work schedule‍ and past experiences as possible reasons.

“I don’t really have⁢ that close of a relationship,” Jolie said. “Maybe it’s because I lost my family early, or maybe it’s because I’m so busy with work, or maybe it’s because I am one who has been deceived over and over again.”

Despite this, Jolie admitted that she has true friends who she can turn to in times of need, such as Cambodian-American human rights activist Loung Ung. “I don’t have a lot of close and warm relationships that I rely on and‍ go back to,⁢ but I do ⁢have a few ​of them‍ and just a little is enough,” she said.

Jolie also spoke about her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who passed ⁤away‌ in 2007 due to cancer. “I had the experience of not having‍ some friends to support my family when I needed it,” she said.

The actress explained that she‌ doesn’t feel the need to have a large circle ⁢of friends, ⁢citing the example of famous opera singer​ Maria Callas, who had only two friends ‌by her side when she passed away. “Some of my friends I trust,” Jolie said. “The ‌only two ⁤friends who accompanied Maria Callas on her deathbed.”

Jolie also talked about her work in refugee camps and⁣ war zones, where she witnessed⁢ both the best and ‌worst⁣ of humanity. She mentioned that she now owns a ‌house in Cambodia, where she has formed valuable friendships.

“My neighbors and a lot of my close friends have been through war, and I think that’s a big part of human nature, why we do what we ⁣do to each other and how we get over it,” Jolie said. “I’ve never felt that war is like losing or losing a‌ loved one in armed conflict, but I know ⁢people I care deeply about who have gone‍ through it, and I’ve seen people who have ⁢nothing and give everything, and I’ve seen people who have everything and ⁣do‌ nothing.”

Jolie previously expressed similar sentiments in an interview with WSJ magazine in December, where she revealed that her closest ​friends are refugees. “Of probably six women who ‍are close ​to me, four of them are from conflict and ​war zones,” she said.

“There ‌is a reason that people who‍ have been through⁤ problems are more honest and loyal, and I feel more comfortable when I am with them,” Jolie‌ said. “That‍ is why I like‍ to spend time with people who have survived ‍war and refugees. Because they have faced many hardships in their lives and it not only reflects true strength, but it embodies all humanity.”

Jolie also discussed her plans for the future, including her desire to leave ‌Los Angeles once her children‌ are grown. “I have to stay here because⁤ of the divorce, but I plan to leave when I’m 18,” she said, referring to her twins, Vivienne and Knox. “I⁤ want privacy, peace, and security, and now I have a ‌house to raise my children in, but… sometimes this place seems different from the humanity I’ve experienced around the world.”