Thanks to Angelina Jolie’s parents, she is now who she is. A lesser-known fact about Angelina Jolie is that she is one of the “nepotism babies”. The actress is talented no doubt, and how will she not be one, it’s in her genes. Both of her parents are well-celebrated ’80s actors. Although Jolie has made a name for herself now, she is ultimately the result of nepotism. But she now recalls although she is grateful for what she has, she was pushed into a life of fame and glory by her parents.

Thanks to Angelina Jolie’s parents, she is now who she is. A lesser-known fact about Angelina Jolie is that she is one of the “nepotism babies”.

The actress is talented no doubt, and how will she not be one, it’s in her genes. Both of her parents are well-celebrated ’80s actors. Although Jolie has made a name for herself now, she is ultimately the result of nepotism. But she now recalls although she is grateful for what she has, she was pushed into a life of fame and glory by her parents.

In a 2017, Hollywood Reporter interview, she admitted acting was never her first choice, and that was something pushed onto her by her parents.

Angelina Jolie was forced to be an actor by her parents

Her profession, acting was only a paycheck to the Mr. and Mrs. Smith actor, Angelina Jolie. She got into the industry too young, thanks to her parents, and that in turn ruined “acting” for her. Her parents got divorced when she was very young and thus, was mostly raised by her mother. Her mother Marcheline Bertrand acted only in a handful of movies. But wanted her child to fulfill what she could not, thus encouraging or rather forcing her daughter to do acting at such a young age. The actress later opened up about her experience to Hollywood Reporter in 2017,

“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.”

She then further explained,

“There’s a lot that’s not in my nature to be an actor,—But you also are not those people and 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.”

Her hard work was never for herself, it was all for her mother and the people around her. Therefore, she decided that even though she was pushed into something she did not like and given no choice, she would never do the same with her kids.

Just because she joined the industry at such an early age, she did not get the time to think about what she really wants from life. But the glitz and glamour of Hollywood made her sure that acting was certainly not it. She said,

“I was ready to kind of have a different life. I’d grown up in Hollywood and New York — mainly Hollywood. I’d done what everybody said you should do — become an actor. This is what should make you happy, right? People tell you if you look good enough, if you have money, if you have success, if you’re an actor, these are all the things that should make a person happy. I was miserable. I was completely unhappy.”

Jolie admitted although she won several awards, she was constantly losing her privacy which according to her was not fair trade. Nevertheless, Jolie has provided her kids with unrestricted liberty to choose whatever career brings them delight and she will be delighted to support them through their journey.

Source: The Hollywood Reporter