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VOGUE December 2010 Features Angelina Jolie – Here’s a Sneak Peak

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The December 2010 issue of VOGUE Magazine features Holiday Fashion and Gift Guide articles, as well as Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie on its cover. With hair pulled up and a sultry over-the-shoulder look, Jolie was photographed by Mario Testino for the magazine’s shoot. The interview, conducted by Vicki Woods, takes a refreshing and relaxed look at the oft-talked about mother, actress and Brad Pitt’s significant other. The most scrutinized—and glamorous—movie star-mother in Hollywood turns out to be surprisingly funny, smart, and down-to-earth off-screen. The magazine will debut nationwide on newsstands on Nov. 23.

Highlights of the Angelina Jolie interview:

With permission from VOGUE Magazine, LA’s The Place gives you a closer look at the intimate conversation between reporter Woods and the multi-faceted Jolie.

Why did Jolie decide to partake in the upcoming film “The Tourist” opposite Johnny Depp?

“I was looking for a very short thing to do before Brad started filming [“Moneyball”],” she says. “And I said I needed something that shoots not too long, in a nice location for my family. Somebody said there’s a script that’s been around, and it shoots in Venice and Paris. And I said, ‘Is it a character I haven’t played before?’ And they said, ‘Yes, it’s a lady,’”

What is her day-to-day outfit of choice?

“As Brad’ll tell you—and my kids—apparently Mommy only wears black,” she says. “I like to get up so every pair of pants goes with every top, every dress goes with every shoe. I’ve a very tiny closet. Brad’s always laughing at me. Some days, yes, I have the nightgown that looks like a dress that I can sleep in and pick the kids up at school. And maybe take a meeting if I switch into heels.”

How does she really feel about Brad Pitt and his swoon-worthy good looks?

“Well, he’s a handsome man..No, I think he’s an extremely sexy—extremely handsome and the most sexy. . . . When I think about him, I just think of the man who’s such a great friend and such an extraordinary father. And that’s when I fall, you know, when I have my moments of getting—whoarr!—caught up in how much I love him . . . it’s usually when I see him with the children.”

Why did she decide to take the action lead in this year’s flick “Salt?”

“I was feeding the babies”—Vivienne and Knox—“while I was reading the script [of Salt],” she remembers, “and I was feeling very round and lovely and Mom-y, and I’d been living in a nightgown for a very, very long time.”

The other thing that intrigued was the sex-reversal of the casting, as it had originally been intended for Tom Cruise. “I felt it was a weird thing that every time you ask for a strong female role, it’s written in this strange way where it uses sexuality far too much. Or it’s all about being a woman and beating a man. So it wasn’t a surprise to me that the only way to do a strong female role properly was to not have originally written for a woman.”

Why is A Mighty Heart” her favorite movie from her personal filmography?

“Possibly because I loved Mariane [Pearl], and Brad produced it, and I think it was a well-done film about something that matters.”

Her thoughts on family dynamics and her own six children.

“To each his own. It’s one of those things. How you build your family—you have to know what you’re capable of handling and how your children will relate to each other. Maybe if you have one child and that child has a lot of needs, you realize you cannot give more attention to another. Sometimes you just know as a parent. We felt we could handle more children, and we have a very happy, very full home.”

For the full interview and article, visit the VOGUE website here: “The Other Angelina.”

A slideshow of Angelina Jolie throughout the years in Vogue is also available on Vogue.com

Photographed by Mario Testino.

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