Angelina Jolie has opened up about life growing up.
The Oscar winner told The Hollywood Reporter that she became an actress to help her late mother Marcheline Bertrand, pay the bills.
The 42-year-old maintains that she has never been comfortable in front of the camera, despite being one of the world’s most famous actresses.
“I’m very happy that I was able to be one – I’m very lucky and very fortunate – but I realised how much it was for my mother when she passed away, because I felt very differently about it as soon as she was gone.” the Mr & Mrs Smith revealed.
“I think, when I started acting, it was a good means to an end. It was a job, and I wanted to help my mom with bills. It was a creative job, something where you get to explore different times in history, different people, different sides of yourself, learn different skills, so it’s a wonderful job to have as you grow and as you learn as a person. But you also are not those people.”
Jolie went on to admit that she has struggled with fame.
“You’re young and you don’t know exactly who you are, yet you also get a microphone in front of your face, and you’re 17, 18, and people are asking you your opinions, and you haven’t formed them yet.”