Angelina Jolie reveals kids ‘are not interested’ in mom’s career

Angelina Jolie recently revealed that none of her six children are interested in pursuing acting, despite her own career in film. During a panel at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on February 5th, the 49-year-old actress shared that her kids don't share her passion for movies. 

"No, I don't know, that's not my doing. I always wanted them to be around film because I wanted them to understand it's such a wonderful part of the family — to be creative, to be an artist, to be... but they're not interested," Jolie said. She added that her children especially dislike the celebrity aspect of it, noting, "Shiloh hates it. I think in a very healthy way they don't... it's not a normal thing. It's a silly thing really."

While they have no interest in becoming actors, Jolie shared that her children — Maddox (23), Pax (21), Zahara (20), Shiloh (18), and twins Knox Léon and Vivienne Marcheline (16) — have dabbled in other creative outlets, such as dancing, painting, and theater. "Yes, they've been on set with me, and some of them dance, some of them paint, some of them love theater, but none of them are dying to be on screen."

As a mother, Jolie emphasized the importance of giving her children the space to explore their own identities. "I think for my children... I hope I'm giving them space to figure out who they actually are and something that they want to live for that's authentic to them so it holds in their life," she said.