Angelina Jolie says she has no 'close relationships' after being 'betrayed'

Angelina Jolie has shared her candid thoughts on having close friendships.

The 49-year-old actress opened up about some of the bonds she's formed with other people over the years during an interview with The Hollywood ReporterPosted on August 30. When asked who he felt were his close friends, he said he didn't have many, as he reflected on the experiences he'd had in his life.

“I don’t have those kinds of relationships. Maybe it’s because I lost my father when I was young. Maybe it’s because I’m working,” said the mother of six, who she shares with ex-husband Brad Pitt. “Maybe it’s because I’m a person who’s been betrayed so many times.”

However, the Pernicious The star still acknowledged that she has good friends to turn to in times of need, including Cambodian-American human rights activist Loung Ung.

“I don’t have a lot of those warm, close relationships that I lean on so much, but I have a few, and a few are enough. Loung is one of my best friends. My mother was very close to me. I lost her,” she added, referring to her mother, Marcheline Bertrand, who died in 2007 from ovarian and breast cancer. “Over the years, I’ve had a few friends who weren’t there for my family in their time of need.”

Jolie made it clear that she has no problem keeping her inner circle small, similar to that of beloved opera singer Maria Callas, whom the actor plays in Pablo Larraín's new biopic. Maria – did.

“I have a couple of people I trust. Who did Maria Callas die with? Two people I trust,” he added.

During the interview, Jolie also spoke about the work she has done with refugees in camps and war zones, where she has “seen the best of humanity and the worst.” She also noted that she now has a home in Cambodia, which is where she has also formed some meaningful friendships.

“My neighbors have been through war and many of my closest friends have as well. I guess that’s a big part of what it means to be human, to understand why we do this to each other and how we get through it. I’ve never had to live through war or lose someone in armed conflict,” she said. Mr. and Mrs. Smith said the star. “But I have people I care about a lot and who have. I’ve seen people who have nothing give it their all. And I’ve seen people who have everything do nothing.

Last year, Jolie shared similar sentiments about having only a few close friends in her life. During an interview with WSJ Magazine In December, he said that although he lives in Los Angeles, he “doesn’t really have… a social life,” and once again acknowledged that his dearest friends are refugees.

“Maybe four out of six women close to me come from war and conflict,” she said at the time, before recalling her struggle with depression and suicidal thoughts during the height of her fame, and how she had “wanted to escape.” After that experience, she visited refugee camps in Cambodia, Tanzania, Sierra Leone and Pakistan, before beginning her work with the United Nations refugee agency in 2001.

“There’s a reason why people who have been through hard times are also much more honest and connected, and I relax more with them,” she said. “Why do I like spending time with people who have survived and are refugees? They’ve faced so much in life that it brings them not only strength, but humanity.”

In another part of his interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Jolie opened up about her family dynamic amid her lengthy divorce from Pitt. She noted that while she grew up in Los Angeles and still lives there, she doesn't plan to stay there when her children are adults.

“I have to be here after a divorce, but as soon as they’re 18 I can leave,” she said, referring to her 16-year-old twins, Vivienne and Knox, whom she has with Pitt. “When you have a big family, you want them to have privacy, peace, security. I have a home now to raise my kids, but sometimes this place can be… that humanity that I found on the other side of the world is not what I grew up with here.” [After Los Angeles,] I will be spending a lot of time in Cambodia and visiting my relatives wherever they are in the world.”