Angelina Jolie is reaffirming that her role as a mother is the most important thing in her life, revealing that nothing else compares to the happiness she feels in raising her six children. During a recent appearance on Good Morning America to promote her new film Maria, the Oscar-winning actress shared heartfelt insights about her family and the joy she finds in motherhood.
“It’s my happiness,” Jolie said when asked about being a mom. “You can take everything else away from me. Nothing else matters.” For Jolie, the bond with her children takes precedence over everything else, underscoring her deep love and dedication to her family.
The Mr. & Mrs. Smith star shares her six children—Maddox, 23, Pax, 20, Zahara, 19, Shiloh, 18, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 16—with her ex-husband Brad Pitt. While her career in Hollywood has spanned decades, Jolie made it clear in the interview that being a mother remains her greatest source of fulfillment.
Jolie also shared a humorous anecdote about her early attempts at opera singing, admitting that her children had to endure her “nightmare” performances before she eventually improved. “All of my children suffered through my early opera singing in the house before I got kind of good, which was a nightmare,” she said, laughing.
In a separate interview with Hollywood Reporter earlier this year, Jolie once again emphasized that motherhood comes before anything else in her life. “I am not an artist first, I’m a mom,” she explained. The 49-year-old actress expressed her ongoing commitment to understanding the world around her and how best to guide her children. “I’m trying to understand what is happening within our world, why so many things are the way they are. I’m trying to understand how to best be a guide for my children, to make sure that they are good people,” she said.
For Angelina Jolie, motherhood is more than just a role—it’s her greatest joy and the central focus of her life. Through every challenge and triumph, her children remain her top priority, and she continues to navigate the complexities of life while ensuring they grow up to be compassionate and grounded individuals.
