"Angelina the Conquerer" is what Vanity Fair dubbed Angelina Jolie in its August issue, and based on how we've seen her career grow over the past decade, it seems exceedingly accurate. But according to Brad Pitt's baby mama, her career may not last as long as most people have expected.
"It’s not the most important thing in my life. Acting helped me as I was growing up. It helped me learn about myself, helped me travel, helped me understand life, express myself, all those wonderful things. So I’m very, very grateful, it’s a fun job. It’s a luxury," Angelina said. "But I don’t think I’ll do it much longer.”
According to her, it's because she is content enough at home (and wealthy enough for about six lifetimes) to not have to worry about doing something she doesn't love anymore. “Because I have a happy home….I got back from work last night, and everybody was playing music and dancing and I suddenly found myself dancing around with a bunch of little fun crazy people.”
Angelina also added that, while she and Brad are not "against getting married," it probably won't happen officially any time soon. "It's just like we already are," she said. "Children are already a commitment, a bigger commitment [than marriage]. It's for life."
For those of you out there anticipating a "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" sequel, don't hold your breath. Angelina and Brad have looked into putting one together, even had some people try to figure out a storyline, but they found that they couldn't come up with anything original.
But that doesn't mean that one of the world's most powerful couples won't be teaming up on screen again any time soon. “I’d love to," she said. "It’s really about finding the right thing, because we’ve looked. When you’re a couple, there are certain things people don’t want to see you do. It becomes too indulgent, too personal. I don’t think people want to see people who are really together intimate on-screen. Maybe we have to play bad guys that try to kill each other, so it’s just fun and aggressive, not dealing with some man-woman deal.”
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