ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY: Clint Eastwood is one of our most famous Republicans. Did you talk politics with him on the set?
ANGELINA JOLIE: Actually, we don't disagree as much as you'd think. I think people assume I'm a Democrat. But I'm registered independent and I'm still undecided. So I'm looking at McCain as well as Obama. Clint can teach me about things domestically and I'm more aware of some things internationally. So it was less a debate and more things we found interesting. But for the first few weeks I was just too nervous to get into any deep conversation!
Who helps you read scripts and make decisions? Brad? Your longtime manager, Geyer Kosinski?
I'm terrible at reading scripts. I love to read and I hate reading scripts. Brad reads a lot because he's also producing. We're always joking about the fact that I just hate it. I have no patience. I can't watch movies either. What usually will happen is I'll talk to Geyer about what stage I'm at in my life and what type of a woman or story I'm looking to tell. Like with Wanted, I call and say, ''I really feel like I have to do something that's physical right now.'' Right now I don't want to work at all. I want to stay home, so the few things we've talked about are the amazing, once-in-your-lifetime things, like Atlas Shrugged. But other than that, I'm not looking.
Are you and Brad thinking about doing Atlas Shrugged together?
We've talked about that. But we've also talked about, Would that be good for the film? It would have to really work for the audience and not hurt the story. It's been 50 years of people trying to pull a movie together. If it comes together it'd be hard to say no to. The people who have the rights are itching to do it. They were itching to do it before, but [looks at her pregnant belly] I got myself in a state!
Your best-known roles are these fantasy women, like Lara Croft and Mrs. Smith. Do you think that's why audiences mostly stayed away from A Mighty Heart, where you played a real woman?
I don't want to think so. I don't think so, because fortunately I've had a long career of doing a bit of both. I think with Mighty Heart, it was a very difficult time, and I just think, especially when the country's at war, it's a hard thing to sit down and want to absorb. A lot of people are looking for escapism, and I understand that. It's a hard film to watch, it's a hard thing to think about.
In many ways you're a very polarizing figure. People either worship you or they can't stand you. Have you thought about why that is?
I'd like to think it's because I'm not neither here nor there in my life. I think anybody that makes a decision about where they stand is going to cause strong opinions about them. But I think that's what you should be hoping for in life, so I take that as a very good sign. That some people support me and some people really don't like me tells me that I'm making decisions and I'm standing strong for something I believe in. I'm making choices in life. And that's the right thing to do.
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