And she’s talking about her family in next month’s issue.
Below are excerpts from the cover story Angelina Jolie gave to Vogue, in which The Good Sheperd star opens up about everything from marriage to a certain gal named Jen.
On Brad Pitt:
“Brad was a huge surprise to me. I, like most people, had a very distant impression of him from … the media. I am just as guilty! We push each other to be better. Even if it’s just a better bike rider or a better pilot. We’re constantly in competition with each other. He’s somebody I admire based on the way he lives his life. And that’s why I’m with him. [He is] the person closest to me.”
On their relationship:
“[We] found this strange friendship and partnership that kind of just suddenly happened [on the set of their Mr. & Mrs. Smith]. I think a few months in I realized, God, I can’t wait to get to work. Whether it was shooting a scene or arguing about a scene or gun practice or dance class or doing stunts – anything we had to do with each other, we just found a lot of joy in it together and a lot of real teamwork. Life developed in a way where we could be together, and where it felt like something we would do, we should do.
On marriage:
“We are legally bound to our children, not to each other, and I think that’s the most important thing.”
On Jennifer Aniston:
“We’ve, like, passed each other and said ‘hi’ briefly, shook hands. But not a real sit-down-and-talk kind of meeting.”
On Shiloh:
“The day Shiloh came home…we looked around at three sleeping children and each other and thought, My God! Here we are! This is amazing! Couldn’t be happier! But …wow. We can’t even figure out how to get them all in the car.”
We’re not sure, Ang. But here’s one piece of advice: don’t let Nicole Richie drive it.