Angelina Jolie’s Today interview: “I’m not completely clumsy or gross”

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Angelina Jolie’s interview with Matt Lauer aired this morning on the Today Show – which is weird. Usually Ann Curry (Today’s resident Brangeloonie) does the Jolie-Pitt interviews, but I guess Lauer is upping his game. Can I admit something? In the first shot of Jolie, as she’s seated before Lauer, I thought she was topless. The neckline on her blouse reveals her (bony) shoulders, and the blouse is flesh-toned (to my eyes), so it gives a very topless illusion. Anyway, here’s the video and some quotes:

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On being a celebrity: “I don’t find myself that interesting in that way. But I feel like it happens to everybody. It’s just that it’s a weird time right now. There’s just so much of all of that, for everybody. It’s just, it’s a new world.”

On aging in the industry: “I just assume the older I get, the more it’ll go away. The more private I’ll become.”

On Johnny Depp: “He’s as lovely and as interesting as you could hope for.”

On ad-libbing with Depp on set: “I loved it. I loved it… with the exception of, there were a few times I couldn’t stop laughing and I screwed up the tapes for hours on end.”

On taking “manners classes”: “I’m not completely clumsy or gross… but I’m not…There’s something about this type of woman… she doesn’t come naturally to me. She takes her time with everything. I’m am American, I get [makes hand gesture]… I get ten things done before breakfast.”

On her kids: “Hopefully they are happy, and they know that they were loved, and that they were encouraged to be who they are, and not pushed into something that they’re not. Hopefully they’ll be the strong, beautiful individuals that they are today, and be happy in their lives, be fulfilled in their lives, and be living their lives honestly.”

[Quotes courtesy of People, and my own transcribing]

She sounds good. I like the reference Matt made to Angelina “with curlers in her hair” – what is this, the 1950s? Sure, some women sit around with curlers, but it was a strange reference.

For more photos from The Tourist premiere last night, go here and here.

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Photos courtesy of Fame.

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  1. LOVE ANGELINA says:

    Damn Angie looks good in those pictures. The last one is so hawt. Anyway, Matt has interviewed her before when she comes on to do a promotion for a movie. I think that was for The Channeling he interviewed Angie in the morning on The Today Show. Ann Curry usually gets Angie when Angie has UN messages and updates on the different countries she is involved in. Thats what I have noticed anyway because Matt has interviewed her before.

  2. mslewis says:

    Oh, shoot!! I’m at work and can’t play the video. Have to wait until this evening. Wonder what other show she’ll be on. I heard she’ll be on Larry King, whom I just hate, but I’ll watch anyway. (Poor Larry is too old to interview anybody and he never seems to know who he’s interviewing or what the heck they are talking about. Bless his heart.)

    Thanks for the transcript, Kaiser.

  3. Baby says:

    Just beautiful.

  4. Eve says:

    Oh, my…the second picture is gorgeous.

  5. mln76 says:

    She looks lovely but I have to say that Matt Lauer is not really a great interviewer. I felt like I have heard the questions (and her answers) before.

  6. Praise St. Angie! says:

    sorry, but what the hell kind of person/fan offers a movie star (esp. one like Jolie) a frickin STUFFED ANIMAL?

    egad, some people are weird.

  7. someone says:

    She looks better than those pics on the red carpet with Pitt…shes still an idiot IMO

  8. guesty says:

    she’s so striking…

  9. teri says:

    Another interview where I just can’t get enough, it always leaves me wanting more. Yes the top caught me off gaurd also, the box quote kinda gave the illusion she was topless, damn quit teasing me. Still love her dress, it looks so soft and cozy.

  10. sharylmj says:

    wow.. her eyes are soooo beautiful! I bet she is even more stunning in person.
    I like that dress on her.. it fits perfect

  11. lrm says:

    i want to dislike her, b/c to me she is disingenuine and fake, etc etc
    But, every co-star she’s had [granted, all men-does she co star with women? and if so, do they comment on her?], have said how great, cool, smart, etc she is…so that always tempers my personal take on her. ie, i respect actors like matt damon, depp, etc-and sure, they are doing PR for the movie and it’s bad business to talk smack about other actors…but they seem to say things that are more sincere, not just standard fluff.

    so anyway, she looks good in white, and she is a glamorous woman-iconic beauty. i will give her that. just not a big fan. and she’s not a good actor. people harp on goopy-man she is 10 times better than jolie,a nd noone seems to talk about how much jolie sucks as an actress…

  12. irishserra says:

    I disliked Angelina Jolie for years based on her reputation, but I have to admit she has grown on me. Perhaps she’s just really grown up. It is clear at this point that she has a really big heart and she cares about her family, in addition to the plight of those suffering around the world. I’ve come to the conclusion that we are all imperfect, but our good deeds should definitely be taken into account instead of our stupidity.

  13. gigi* says:

    love what she’s wearing!

  14. byjove says:

    she looked good at the premiere. She comes off as a nice person in the interview. in fact she comes off as a nice person in most of her interviews.

    I love her Ellen ones and her Daily show interviews

  15. byjove says:

    and yeh Jolie’s acting of late hasnt been great, but she is talented.

    Girl interuptted, Gia, Changeling she also nailed a mighty heart.

    I think overall she was better when she was younger and a bit more raw tho.

  16. Crash2GO2 says:

    @LOVE ANGELINA: “I think that was for The Channeling he interviewed Angie in the morning on The Today Show.”

    For a ‘superfan’ you sure do have a hard time remembering that the name of her movie was ‘The Changeling’. o_0

  17. lu says:

    I’ve never hated this woman even back in her wild days, she always seemed honest
    and cool. I like to see interviews where she wears a greasy ponytail and without make up, and used to sit down with her legs open.
    She is a great person, ok actress, but really good with the right director.

  18. Johnny Depp's Girl says:

    She should say wayyyyy more about Johnny…

  19. daisy424 says:

    Great interview. She is obviously very happy.

  20. photo jojo says:

    She’s quite lovely in the white angora (?).

  21. devilgirl says:

    Actually, the movie was called Changeling, not The Changeling.

  22. Crash2GO2 says:

    Thanks devilgirl. At least I’m not a ‘superfan’ so I have a tiny bit of an excuse. lol

  23. Camille says:

    Now *that* is the face of a Movie Star. Utterly gorgeous. 😀

  24. skibunny says:

    I liked her in this interview. I thought she came across as relaxed confident and honest. She’s very pretty in an unusual sort of way but I still think she’s way too skinny and appears worn plus I believe she could be hard to live with as she has stated in other interviews. There are many beautiful women in Hollywood and if you were to stand her next to Halle Berry or someone like Charlize Theron she would pale in comparison. JMO
    Brad looks terrible. I still dont know what she sees in him but whatever he seems like a good Dad.

  25. hatsumomo says:

    Hey! I still use my Remington hot rollers on a daily basis. I can roll my hair, make coffee, slap on make-up, drink coffee, get dressed and my hair is already done! Oldies but goodies.

  26. Catherine says:

    I love her. I don’t care what the haters have to say, that woman loves her life, her children and her guy dearly. You can’t say that about ever celebrity.

  27. Deanna says:

    Gain some weight, Angelina. Scary skinny means premature wrinkles, and a freakish large head.

  28. Moreaces says:

    Love this woman, She has matured to be one of the most big hearted, giving people around.

  29. mauibound says:

    Meh…… Just don’t get it one way or the other.

  30. Nanz says:

    What I respect most about Angelina Jolie is that she made her transformation from a drug-addicted, sick person to stable, hard-working mom/actress/partner privately and gracefully, which is totally unlike today’s starlets who are in/out of rehab and sell pics to the tabloids (I’m lookin’ at you Lindsay). But I think she her rep has suffered for this because most people don’t know/don’t want to know how she struggled to fight and overcome her addictions. I’ve noticed that people who don’t like her usually reference her “old behaviors,” like her Billy Bob days or Mr. & Mrs. Smith days (but let’s remember Brad was a participant in that and he NEVER gets bad press for it). Nobody hates on BP the way they do Angie. He was the one who broke his wife’s heart. But I digress. My point is that I rarely hear people say they hate her for what she’s doing now, like traveling to countries and visiting people many of us would not have the courage to visit. I include myself in that number. Finally, as someone else commented, she is striking. Maybe she doesn’t like women because women are so extremely judgmental of each other, namely her.

  31. Jayna says:

    Wow, she is just absolutely stunning. So much softer in interviews than you would imagine.

  32. annie says:

    No way is Halle Berry or Charlize Theron prettier than Angelina, they’re both beautiful but I think Angelina has them beat.

  33. REALIST says:

    The sweater-angora or cashmere? I want it!

  34. sirsly says:

    i swear, 98% of these comments are so odd — they don’y even gel with the obvious…they must be on Angie’s payroll. I mean, come on — i think she’s as pretty as the next person, but here it’s pretty obvious she looks rough..exhausted. How do they illicit “stunning”, and the other phony “she sounds so happy”?! Puh-leez. It’s actually pretty comical 😉

  35. hannah says:

    in the photos, she looks great! in the video, she looks far more normal, as in less symmetrical and wrinkled, still pretty, but not something you would freak out about on the streets

  36. Shay says:

    Seriously. Is there a picture that she doesn’t look good in?

  37. Agree with Nanz says:

    Nanz, Your comment was so well stated. I feel the same way as you. Angelina has been criticized so much for her past, but she grown into such a remarkable woman which is often discounted by unknown people. I admire her honesty, courage and values. She has a good balance in her life right now. I don’t even know who Chelsea Handler is, so her opinion doesn’t really matter to me. Maybe she is mentioning Angelina because she knows it will cause people to listen to her.

  38. Camille says:

    @annie: Completely agree. 😀

  39. ANGIE_LOVER says:

    Her white outfit her makeup her eyes her EVERYthing just OMG! i love her here shes GOrgeous. I love her nude shirt also in the video.

  40. skibunny says:

    @annie: I’ll agree to disagree but I respect your opinion.

  41. Wholesome1 says:

    Goddess!