Angelina Jolie had a different idea of what motherhood would be like.
The 45-year-old actress – who shares six children between 12 and 19 with ex-husband Brad Pitt – spoke about raising children during the pandemic in a recent interview for British Vogue’s global creativity issue.
“Well, I was never very good at standing still. Even though I wanted to have a lot of children and be a mother, I always imagined it as Jane Goodall, traveling somewhere in the jungle, “she said in the March issue, which hits newsstands on February 5, adding,” I didn’t imagine it. in the traditional and true sense. “
She continued, “I feel like I don’t have all the skills to be a traditional mom who stays at home.”
But she believes that she is able to take care of the children because they are good at taking care of themselves.
“I am managing to overcome this because the children are very resilient and are helping me, but I am not good at it,” she said.
And the humanitarian loves being able to count on them.
“Well, I love them. I feel like we are a team, ”she said. “It may seem like a cliché, but you love and try, and even if you burn the eggs, it doesn’t matter in the end. But also, you met our children. They are very capable. “
Jolie and Pitt, who split in September 2016, share twins Vivienne and Knox de Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, Zahara, 16, Shiloh, 14 and 12.
The “Maleficent” star, who lives on Cecil B. DeMille’s former estate, explained why she chose that house.
“I wanted it to be close to their father, who is only five minutes away,” she said.
In addition, Jolie found comfort in the property’s history and layout.
“I felt a little pressure coming in. As if he had escaped to where DeMille and [Charlie] Chaplin used to go out, ”she said. “I love more that there is no entertainment room, but many paths and places to walk and think. I feel very happy that we have that right now. “