Angelina Jolie has hinted that her ‘light was dimmed’ in the past.
This comes just after the 49-year-old star settled her divorce with Brad Pitt after eight years of fighting.
Jolie told Times Radio that playing Maria Callas forced her to look inside.
‘I think you’re an artist, and you go through different things in life, and you wonder if certain parts of you have shut down, or who you are, what you have inside of you, and if your lights dimmed, and if you have less to contribute, or if you don’t know your yourself, and so to push and rediscover things and try for things that I hadn’t ever tried,’ said the Oscar-winning star.
‘And what a gift as an artist, to be pushed again at this time in my life, to do something that terrified me and I wasn’t sure I could do is the greatest gift.’
Angelina Jolie has hinted that her ‘light was dimmed’ in the past as she talked to Times Radio; seen on Sunday at the Golden Globe Awards
This comes just after the 49-year-old star settled her divorce with Brad Pitt after eight years of fightin
Before that she told Access Hollywood on the red carpet at the 2025 Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday that starring in Maria was a major challenge.
‘Failing Maria Callas and the people who loved her really scared me,’ she said.
‘This was a big fear, but it’s fun. I mean, what are we alive for if not to confront our fears and get our hearts pumping and you know try things we’re not sure of.’
The Tourist star declared: ‘This is my decade of do what scares you.’
The Hollywood star – who has Maddox, 23, Pax, 21, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Vivienne and Knox,16, with ex-husband Pitt – also gushed over how grown-up and ‘smart’ her brood is.
She said: ‘I feel like I got really smart, capable individuals in my house and I love them older.’
Away from the awards buzz, Angelina recently reached a settlement in her divorce from Brad, 61, eight years after she first filed papers, citing ‘irreconcilable differences’.
Jolie said playing Maria Callas forced her to look inside. ‘I think you’re an artist, and you go through different things in life, and you wonder if certain parts of you have shut down, or who you are, what you have inside of you, and if your lights dimmed,’ she shared; seen January 3 in Palm Springs
Jolie, Zahara Marley Jolie and Jacqueline Bisset attend the 36th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards at Palm Springs Convention Center on January 3
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The Girl, Interrupted star is ‘exhausted’ and ‘relieved’ that ‘this one part’ of the family’s ‘healing’ journey is done and dusted.
Angelina’s lawyer James Simon told PEOPLE: ‘More than eight years ago, Angelina filed for divorce from Mr. Pitt.
‘She and the children left all of the properties they had shared with Mr. Pitt, and since that time she has focused on finding peace and healing for their family.
‘This is just one part of a long ongoing process that started eight years ago. Frankly, Angelina is exhausted, but she is relieved this one part is over.’
Angelina filed for divorce from Brad in September 2016 – after just two years of marriage.
Pablo Larrain, Jolie on the set of the film Maria
It came just days after a journey on a private plane in which Angelina claimed Brad was abusive to her and their six children, but authorities did not charge him after investigating.
Angelina and Brad later released a joint statement declaring that they would keep all divorce proceedings private for the sake of their children.
They said: ‘The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues. The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification.’
They were declared legally single in 2019 but were locked in a lengthy battle over custody and legal issues over their French estate and winery, Château Miraval, following their split.