Angelina Jolie: "The Center Of My Life Is My Kids"

Angelina Jolie recently sat down with LA Times to talk about her critically acclaimed performance in her new film Changeling. The 33-year-old actress also opened up about her high-profile family and her career choices now that she is a mother.

On her recent return from a mission in Afghanistan where she met with poverty-stricken families as a goodwill ambassador for the U.N.: "I woke up at 3 in the morning with four kids with jet lag and two babies. I put myself together for a few hours and go out. And then I go home. This is my job." While trying not to sound ungrateful about Hollywood, she added, "I don't dislike it here, I just really do love to travel. I love other cultures. And I love raising my kids in the world. I'm so fortunate that I get to do that." She went on to say that her family life is what is most important to her: "The center of my life is my kids."

On her recent role as a mother who loses her son in Changeling: "Christine fought so hard under such incredible circumstance for the rights of other women. It was a real story that I thought sent a positive message about what you can accomplish. About democracy in action."

On the fact that Changeling is her fourth-consecutive mom-centric film: "I don't think it's a choice of mine as much as it is something women deal with when we get older. A woman in her 30s is more likely to have roles that in some way relate to family." She added "I got pregnant right in the middle of it and I think partially because of it," she said, smiling. "I was so emotional about children that I think something in me kicked into gear."