Angelina Jolie went through a very difficult time in her life before she gained popularity. She had severe personal problems in her twenties, and in an old interview, she revealed that she had considered hiring a hitman to kill her.
Dark confessionAccording to that 2001 IMDb interview, Jolie shared about her difficult times. "This is going to sound insane, but there was a time I was going to hire somebody to kill me," she admitted.
Two years later, she spoke to The Face and opened up even more. "They (hitmen) are not that hard to find in New York. As insane as it sounds, I think a lot of people consider suicide when they're young," she said.
Worried about her loved onesJolie explained why she considered such an extreme idea. She worried about how her death would affect the people around her. "I was very aware that many people around her would feel as though they didn't give enough or do enough if she'd taken her own life," she explained. "So my solution to that was if someone else had taken my life — like in a 'robbery' — then it would be murder and it wouldn't be that anyone would feel they'd let me down."
Unexpected turnHowever, what happened next changed everything for her. Jolie revealed that when she approached the person she thought could help, he gave her unexpected advice. "He was a decent enough person and asked if I could think about it and call him again in two months. Something changed in my life, and I figured I'd stick it out," she recalled. That break gave her the time she needed to rethink her decision and eventually move toward healing.
Embracing motherhoodYears later, Jolie reflected on that dark period during a 60 Minutes interview with CBS News. She said, "I went through heavier, darker times and I survived them. I didn't die young, so I'm very lucky. There are other artists and people who didn't survive certain things. I think people can imagine that I did the most dangerous and I did the worst."
Jolie talked about how having a child totally changed her life in a different interview with Time Magazine. She found a new purpose and a significant part of her emotional recovery as a parent to her six children.
Examining this period of Angelina Jolie's life serves as a reminder that even those who appear to have it all can struggle with serious personal issues. Her openness about these difficulties conveys a strong message about perseverance, survival, and finding hope even in the face of adversity.
Dark confessionAccording to that 2001 IMDb interview, Jolie shared about her difficult times. "This is going to sound insane, but there was a time I was going to hire somebody to kill me," she admitted.
Two years later, she spoke to The Face and opened up even more. "They (hitmen) are not that hard to find in New York. As insane as it sounds, I think a lot of people consider suicide when they're young," she said.
Worried about her loved onesJolie explained why she considered such an extreme idea. She worried about how her death would affect the people around her. "I was very aware that many people around her would feel as though they didn't give enough or do enough if she'd taken her own life," she explained. "So my solution to that was if someone else had taken my life — like in a 'robbery' — then it would be murder and it wouldn't be that anyone would feel they'd let me down."
Unexpected turnHowever, what happened next changed everything for her. Jolie revealed that when she approached the person she thought could help, he gave her unexpected advice. "He was a decent enough person and asked if I could think about it and call him again in two months. Something changed in my life, and I figured I'd stick it out," she recalled. That break gave her the time she needed to rethink her decision and eventually move toward healing.
Embracing motherhoodYears later, Jolie reflected on that dark period during a 60 Minutes interview with CBS News. She said, "I went through heavier, darker times and I survived them. I didn't die young, so I'm very lucky. There are other artists and people who didn't survive certain things. I think people can imagine that I did the most dangerous and I did the worst."
Jolie talked about how having a child totally changed her life in a different interview with Time Magazine. She found a new purpose and a significant part of her emotional recovery as a parent to her six children.
Examining this period of Angelina Jolie's life serves as a reminder that even those who appear to have it all can struggle with serious personal issues. Her openness about these difficulties conveys a strong message about perseverance, survival, and finding hope even in the face of adversity.
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