Nearly a year after
splitting from husband Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie and her six children are still
picking up the pieces of their once seemingly perfect life. With Jolie’s first film
since announcing their separation debuting on Netflix on Friday, a Cambodian
war epic titled “First They Killed My Father,” the actress has officially
returned to the spotlight with a handful of revealing interviews.
“I have had my ups and
downs. I guess I am a little bit stronger,” the actress told People about the
past year. “We all have our difficult times, but as a mother you also have a
responsibility first and foremost towards the kids. They are going through
their formative years and everything else comes second to that.”
“None is easy,”
she also told The New York Times. “It’s very, very difficult, a very painful
situation, and I just want my family healthy.” The former couple’s
children, Maddox, 16, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 11, Vivienne and Knox, 9,
have been at the center of a custody battle between the two, stemming from an
alleged incident of child abuse on a private jet, involving Pitt. The actor was
later cleared of all charges ― Jolie still retains full custody of their
children ― and relations between them have improved since deciding to settle
their differences out of court.
“Everything will be
around the children,” she told People. “I haven’t worked for over a year now
because they needed me home. Everything was just stopped. I’m really sitting
and talking with them because everything affects them. Every location, every
type of project, I’m going to have to adjust it to however much they can
handle.”
“They really help me so
much. We’re really such a unit,” she added. “They’re the best friends I’ve ever
had. Nobody in my life has ever stood by me more.” The Oscar winner has largely
kept her brood out of the public eye, buying a large estate in Los Feliz
neighborhood of Los Angeles for $25 million as a new home base for the family.
“I think they’re
itching to get out in the world again,” Jolie revealed. “We’ve all been a bit in
lockdown and going through some things. I think it would be good to get out
there and play together.”
Despite her admittedly
insular life with her children at her side, Jolie isn’t blind to public
perception or afraid to return to an industry that, in part, stood by her
estranged husband. “I never expect to be
the one that everybody understands or likes,” she said. “And that’s O.K., because I know who I am,
and the kids know who I am.” See video
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