Not an interview but prepared statements on select subjects.  Many of the quotes were previously given to ET Canada.  For Hello, she added updates on her recent projects and some tidbits on the children.  Perhaps because she is promoting Mon Guerlain, a woman's fragrance, she only specifically mentions Shiloh and Zahara, not any of the boys or Vivienne.


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Angelina Jolie close-up: The world's most glamorous film star talks beauty and everything in between

The movie star speaks out

October 03, 2018 - 09:02 BST Charlotte Jolly

Mother of six Angelina Jolie, who turned 43 this year, embraces getting older. "Wisdom, understanding, clarity of thought – all the things that come with age are also beautiful and feminine qualities. "I'd like to think we all get better with age – men and women." Looking in the mirror these days, Angelina says she sees her mother Marcheline Bertrand looking back, which "warms her". An actress and humanitarian like her daughter, Marcheline, who died from ovarian cancer in 2007, is the reason Angelina was drawn to fragrance house Guerlain. Before being unveiled as the face of its new perfume Mon Guerlain last year, the Oscar-winning actress hadn’t appeared in a beauty campaign for ten years, but when chief executive Laurent Boillot flew out to Cambodia to discuss the opportunity, Angelina was reminded of her mother's love of a particular Guerlain face powder. "She hardly ever wore make-up, but she saved this powder for special occasions," she tells us. "I grew up thinking of Guerlain as this very fancy French brand." Having directed last year's Golden Globe and Bafta-nominated First They Killed My Father, Angelina returned to acting this year, voicing one of the characters in Disney's The One and Only Ivan and filming Maleficent 2 in the UK. HELLO!  caught up with her ahead of the launch of a eau de toilette version of Mon Guerlain to find out more about the new fragrance and how the brand is paying tribute to her mother.

Speaking about how her children influence her choice of work, she revealed:  "I think first of my family when I'm deciding to take a job, like any parent. The One and Only Ivan is a book that Shiloh loved and brought to me, and that's when I joined the development of the film years ago. Shi has a sanctuary for wounded elephant and rhino in her name in Namibia and my character in the film, Stella the elephant, calls sanctuaries 'where humans make amends'. I'm filming a Peter Pan prequel next called Come Away. The kids love the connection with Great Ormond Street children's hospital, which owns the rights to Peter Pan."

The actress was shooting  Maleficent 2 in the UK this summer and she explains that her children enjoyed their trip to the UK. "They love travelling in general. One of my favourite things is packing with the kids when we are about to set off on a new adventure. They are really self-sufficient travellers. Shi always has more books than clothes. Zahara is always perfectly organised." Angelina catches up with the news when she is in the makeup chair. "I use the time to read the news or, if I'm planning a refugee visit with [the United Nations refugee agency] UNHCR or a speech, to work on that," she explains.  And just like everybody else, she likes to pamper herself when she has time, but she doesn't like a fuss! "I like simplicity. For example, an all-in-one hair, face and body oil. In general, I think we don’t always get the nurturing we need as women. Learning to care for yourself and to value yourself is a lifelong process." Angelina also revealed the special way she relaxes and winds down in the evenings, and it may surprise you! "It is not a ritual, but I often cut the kids' hair. They ask and I love that." Guerlain is bringing back the pressed powder the Mr and Mrs Smith actress's mother once used, as part of its Christmas collection, which means a great deal to the Oscar winner.  "The powder always made my mom feel special – to think she was in a small way a part of it returning would make her blush. She would, in fact, feel like the lady she really was and often didn’t feel as a single mother who had very little time for herself."

Speaking about what sets the Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette apart from the Eau de Parfum, Angelina explained: "The vibrancy and freshness of the mandarin in the new Mon Guerlain compared to the deep sandalwood and lavender of the original. It's like the difference between night and day. My daughter Zahara prefers it." Mon Guerlain is a tribute to femininity today, and femininity means a lot to Angelina. "There is not one version of femininity. It means different things at different times and in different places. It can be a certain softness and grace, but it is also women marching or fighting for their rights or the rights of others. Women today often feel they’re pulled in many different directions and their femininity gets lost...Women have always taken on a lot and we are prepared to take on much more. It's in our nature. But we need to remember to take care of ourselves, too. There is nothing more attractive than someone being fully themselves, without inhibition, in whatever form that takes. We all recognise it when we see it – those women whose beauty is their spirit and their inability to be anything other than true to themselves."

And it was when she had children that the actress felt most at ease with her femininity: "That sense of ease grows and changes with each passing year and each stage in life. For me, it is about learning to accept yourself and what life brings. Equality is not about us all being the same; it is about the freedom to make our own choices and live our own lives fully – not at the expense of men, but alongside men. It is not about taking each other down but building each other up. I think it is not said enough how much we need the men in our lives to be strong and capable and the best they can be."  And with that thought, Angelina feels there are certain ways we can educate children about feminism: "Through strong and diverse female role models."

Many people may be surprised to know that the glamorous film star has a pilot's licence! "I do love the feeling of freedom when flying. I’m most at home in the field, visiting refugees, or working to find solutions on international issues."

As a special envoy to the UNHCR, Angelina spoke on dealing with the refugee problem. "It can't be separated from the overall state of politics and diplomacy in the world. If we are not prepared to stand up for human rights and the rule of law, we will see more conflicts and more refugees being created. There are more than 60 million displaced people internationally who want to be able to return to their homes and live in stable countries. People are being encouraged to believe that it is all hopeless and that the answer is to turn away from the world, but it is simply not true. We need diplomacy and leadership from powerful countries."



Thanks Felicity

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— ET Canada (@ETCanada) September 6, 2018

Angelina Jolie Says Feminism Is About ‘Equality’ And ‘The Freedom To Make Our Own Choices’

Angelina Jolie does not believe feminism should come at the expense of men.

The actress, filmmaker, and humanitarian spoke on the topic of feminism and femininity in a Q&A with perfume line Mon Guerlain.

“Equality is not about us all being the same, it is about the freedom to make our own choices and live our own lives fully, not at the expense of men, but alongside men,” Jolie said. “It is not about taking each other down but building each other up. I think it is not said enough how much we need the men in our lives to be strong and capable and the best they can be.”

But expressing herself as a woman did not always come so easy to Jolie. In fact, it was motherhood that shifted her perspective. “That sense of ease grows and changes with each passing year and each stage in life,” she explained. “For me, it is about learning to accept yourself and what life brings.”

Jolie, 43, refuses to buy into the idea that women are spoiled goods once they hit 40: “It is just simply not true. Wisdom, understanding, clarity of thought — all the things that come with age — are also beautiful and feminine qualities. I’d like to think we all get better with age — men and women.”

“There is nothing more attractive than someone being fully themselves, without inhibition, in whatever form that takes,” Jolie said when asked how women should tackle conflicting ideas of femininity. “We all recognize it when we see it — those women whose beauty is their spirit, and their inability to be anything other than true to themselves.”

One way Jolie expresses her femininity is with her new perfume Mon Guerlain Eau de Toilette. How does perfume represent femininity, you may ask? “By lending itself to your every mood, and escaping definition,” said Jolie. “That is what I love about Mon Guerlain.”

She described the fragrance as “classic, refined, understated elegance combined with strength of mind and character. Poise.”

Working as an actress, Jolie has had many an opportunity to lose herself in a character. Her role in “A Mighty Heart” particularly stands out “because Marianne is a woman I admire and learn from. She has overcome so much with strength and grace.”

Jolie is keeping very busy these days and has a number of notable upcoming movie credits. She will voice Stella in “The One and Only Ivan” starring Bryan Cranston. The actress will also reprise her role in Disney’s “Maleficent II” and star opposite David Oyelowo in “Come Away”.

Kicking of Day 1 of #varietystudio at #tiff with the cast of TEEN SPIRIT and Elle Fanning expertly dodging my MALEFICENT 2 questions!!

— Jenelle Riley (@jenelleriley) September 7, 2018

Vogue (Australia)

What Angelina Jolie is teaching her children about feminism and femininity

“Equality is not about us all being the same. It is about the freedom to make our own choices and live our own lives fully, not at the expense of men, but alongside men.”

FAROUK CHEKOUFI
13 AUG 2018


In early 2017, Angelina Jolie was selected as the face of Guerlain’s Mon Guerlain fragrance, a choice that Jolie noted at the time was an easy one, thanks to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand’s fondness for the French beauty house.

Jolie was the first Hollywood actress to have ever co-created a fragrance for the house (a coup to say the least) and now, thanks to the release of the Mon Guerlain eau de toilette, Jolie has given Vogue Australia unprecedented access into her world to celebrate her affinity for the brand.

Here, Jolie opens up to Vogue to discuss femininity, raising her family and the remarkable women who inspire her.

What values do you identify the most with the Maison Guerlain?
“When you visit the Guerlain House on the Champs-Elysées you get a sense of the history of the company. It is the oldest perfume house in the world. For nearly 200 years they’ve been making perfumes that celebrate femininity in all its forms. But I’d never endorsed a perfume before, and would not have unless I was sure of the values and ethos of the company. They have a genuine commitment to the environment, sustainable development and the communities they work with. That’s what brought us together.”

Is becoming the face of Guerlain a way of representing feminism worldwide?
“Not at all. I really don’t think of myself in that way. It was about creating a perfume I can stand by and other women can enjoy and in the process, doing something positive for charity.”

In January, you and your son participated in one of Guerlain’s bespoke perfume ateliers with Thierry Wasser? How special was this encounter?
“Pax and I each made a perfume. We laughed that his was so much better.”

You are considered a strong and influential woman committed to fighting for women’s rights worldwide. How do you transmit these values to your children?
“The only way I know is to live by my values and to always be honest. We speak about the importance of living in truth.”

Angelina Jolie on set for Guerlain. Image credit: Benjamin de Lapparent

Who is the most remarkable woman leader that inspires you the most and why?
“For me, it’s really women who are surviving as refugees, or who are fighting for legal changes in their countries, who inspire me most. The kinds of women we seldom read about. I try through my work with the UN and NATO and governments around the world to try to bring attention to their struggles. And to highlight the laws perpetuating abuse and injustice and inequality that need to change if anything is to change.”

How would you explain the outdated idea that femininity fades after 40 whereas men get better with age?
“It is just simply not true. Wisdom, understanding, clarity of thought—all the things that come with age—are also beautiful and feminine qualities. I'd like to think we all get better with age, men and women.”

Today, women must take on so many roles at once—mother, lover, employee. What advice do you have for doing everything all at once?
“Women have always taken on a lot, and we are prepared to take on much more. It's in our nature. But we need to remember to take care of ourselves too.”

How can a woman be truly at ease with her femininity when she is pulled in so many different directions?
“There is nothing more attractive than someone being fully themselves, without inhibition, in whatever form that takes. We all recognise it when we see it—those women whose beauty is their spirit, and their inability to be anything other than true to themselves.”

Are femininity and feminism incompatible?
“Equality is not about us all being the same. It is about the freedom to make our own choices and live our own lives fully, not at the expense of men, but alongside men. It is not about taking each other down but building each other up. I think it is not said enough how much we need the men in our lives to be strong and capable and the best they can be.”

How do we introduce and educate children about feminism?
“Through strong and diverse female role models, and also a study of the past: understanding how much the freedoms we have had to be fought for and need to be defended, and just how many women live in countries where they aren’t free today. Some of the people my children most admire are women who've lived through conflict or overcome adversity. They happen to be women, but that is not what defines them. It is their strength and their example.”

What would you like your girls to learn or take from your femininity?
“To be themselves, fully. But honestly, they teach me, every single day. They are each so different, yet each in their own way is such a strong character.”

If there was one core value you would like your children to transmit to their children, what would it be?
“Freedom and kindness!”

Guerlain has been working for the last 10 years to protect biodiversity and the planet. What relationship do you have with the environment, and how are you passing this on to your children?
“We have projects helping to protect the environment in Cambodia and Namibia. In our family, we often talk about how it is all connected—wildlife, the environment, and the wellbeing of people. To protect one you have to protect all. The beautiful thing is that we can each do our part in different ways.”

What Angelina Jolie is teaching her children about feminism and femininity

In early 2017, Angelina Jolie was selected as the face of Guerlain’s Mon Guerlain fragrance, a choice that Jolie noted at the time was an easy one, thanks to her late mother Marcheline Bertrand’s fondness for the French beauty house.
Jolie was the first Hollywood actress to have ever co-created a fragrance for the house (a coup to say the least) and now, thanks to the release of the Mon Guerlain eau de toilette, Jolie has given Vogue Australia unprecedented access into her world to celebrate her affinity for the brand.
Here, Jolie opens up to Vogue to discuss femininity, raising her family and the remarkable women who inspire her.
What values do you identify the most with the Maison Guerlain?“When you visit the Guerlain House on the Champs-Elysées you get a sense of the history of the company. It is the oldest perfume house in the world. For nearly 200 years they’ve been making perfumes that celebrate femininity in all its forms. But I’d never endorsed a perfume before, and would not have unless I was sure of the values and ethos of the company. They have a genuine commitment to the environment, sustainable development and the communities they work with. That’s what brought us together.”
Is becoming the face of Guerlain a way of representing feminism worldwide?
“Not at all. I really don’t think of myself in that way. It was about creating a perfume I can stand by and other women can enjoy and in the process, doing something positive for charity.”
In January, you and your son participated in one of Guerlain’s bespoke perfume ateliers with Thierry Wasser? How special was this encounter?
“Pax and I each made a perfume. We laughed that his was so much better.”
You are considered a strong and influential woman committed to fighting for women’s rights worldwide. How do you transmit these values to your children?
“The only way I know is to live by my values and to always be honest. We speak about the importance of living in truth.”

Angelina Jolie on set for Guerlain. Image credit: Benjamin de Lapparent

Who is the most remarkable woman leader that inspires you the most and why?
“For me, it’s really women who are surviving as refugees, or who are fighting for legal changes in their countries, who inspire me most. The kinds of women we seldom read about. I try through my work with the UN and NATO and governments around the world to try to bring attention to their struggles. And to highlight the laws perpetuating abuse and injustice and inequality that need to change if anything is to change.”
How would you explain the outdated idea that femininity fades after 40 whereas men get better with age?
“It is just simply not true. Wisdom, understanding, clarity of thought—all the things that come with age—are also beautiful and feminine qualities. I'd like to think we all get better with age, men and women.”
Today, women must take on so many roles at once—mother, lover, employee. What advice do you have for doing everything all at once? 
“Women have always taken on a lot, and we are prepared to take on much more. It's in our nature. But we need to remember to take care of ourselves too.”
How can a woman be truly at ease with her femininity when she is pulled in so many different directions?
“There is nothing more attractive than someone being fully themselves, without inhibition, in whatever form that takes. We all recognise it when we see it—those women whose beauty is their spirit, and their inability to be anything other than true to themselves.”
Are femininity and feminism incompatible? 
“Equality is not about us all being the same. It is about the freedom to make our own choices and live our own lives fully, not at the expense of men, but alongside men. It is not about taking each other down but building each other up. I think it is not said enough how much we need the men in our lives to be strong and capable and the best they can be.”
How do we introduce and educate children about feminism? 
“Through strong and diverse female role models, and also a study of the past: understanding how much the freedoms we have had to be fought for and need to be defended, and just how many women live in countries where they aren’t free today. Some of the people my children most admire are women who've lived through conflict or overcome adversity. They happen to be women, but that is not what defines them. It is their strength and their example.”
What would you like your girls to learn or take from your femininity? 
“To be themselves, fully. But honestly, they teach me, every single day. They are each so different, yet each in their own way is such a strong character.”
If there was one core value you would like your children to transmit to their children, what would it be? 
“Freedom and kindness!”
Guerlain has been working for the last 10 years to protect biodiversity and the planet. What relationship do you have with the environment, and how are you passing this on to your children?
 “We have projects helping to protect the environment in Cambodia and Namibia. In our family, we often talk about how it is all connected—wildlife, the environment, and the wellbeing of people. To protect one you have to protect all. The beautiful thing is that we can each do our part in different ways.”


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