Overview
- Jolie, who spoke to Variety on Thursday, June 18, said her 'fighting spirit' is back and credited her six children with encouraging her to travel and try new projects.
- She told interviewers she nearly left acting before her 2016 separation and since then has accepted only short or nearby roles so she could stay close to her children.
- Jolie is promoting Couture, a film whose director says the role was cast with Jolie's personal resonance in mind and which includes themes that echo her life such as divorce, professional pressure, and health.
- Several of her children have publicly moved away from using their father Brad Pitt's surname, with legal name changes or public appearances as 'Jolie' that reflect an ongoing family realignment.
- Jolie's statements drew on a long family history of cancer and her past preventive double mastectomy, and they signal a likely increase in public work and travel as her children grow more independent.