Angelina Jolie appeared on The Daily Show on 6/14/07, and we have the clip of her segment available below.

She told Stewart that she has a crazy happy family and is used to the chaos, and that the number of children she wants fluctuates between 7 and 13 or 14! She also said that she wasn’t the one who dictated that press sign a statement saying they wouldn’t ask her personal questions. She did say she approved it, but that it was her representative who wrote it trying to be protective of her.

Overall Angelina came off very well and I loved her banter with Jon Stewart. Here’s a recap I wrote up of the show, and again the clip is at the bottom:

Angelina walked out an embraced host Jon Stewart, and a clip was played from A Mighty Heart Jon Stewart told her that “this film is powerful for you,” and that “you and I have worked together before, I had no idea you could act.”

Angelina said that Marianne Pearl had seen the film and that she didn’t hear from her for about five days afterwards and was terrified about her reaction. She said that Marianne called her and said she was happy with it and that she was relieved.

Stewart said he was struck with the chaos in Marianne Heart’s home after her husband was kidnapped and how many people were there during the crisis. Angelina then said that’s what helped her get through that rough time and that she had a role to play in helping find her husband. Marianne Heart ended up forming close relationships with all the people that helped her as they searched for her husband.

Angelina said she’d been to Pakistan three different times for the UN before this film. Stewart quipped that he goes there just for the food.

Stewart said he had Pakistani president Pervez Musharraf on, that he was promoting his book and that he served him a twinkie and some tea and asked him about Bin Laden. “He had nothing” [to say about Bin Laden], Stewart said.

Stewart then asked Angelina if she walked the streets of Pakistan and wore a Burka and she said yes, she wanted to see what it was like.

Stewart asked Angelina, “I say this with all due respect… can the burka contain your hotness?”

Angelina looked embarrassed and laughed, and Stewart said “It’s not possible is it? You are our most powerful weapon against extremism. I believe that may be the case.”

He switched topics, asking “How are you doing though? You must be exhausted.”

Angelina said “I’m great, I’ve got a big crazy happy family and I’m used to chaos and I”m very very lucky.”

“How high are we going you think? Where you gonna go?”

“Mmm, it fluctuates between 7 and 13 or 14,” Angelina answered.

“I’ll tell you this, I admire this, because two is kicking my ass.”

“Yeah, I understand that. Four is kind of kicking our ass, but we kind of feel like we’re up to the challenge.”

“Yeah, man who are they? Little bastards think they can beat us! They can’t beat us, we’re the adults!”

“That’s right!” Angelina said.

Stewart wagged his finger and said “Play date… and if the kids want to come they can come. But, my point is this, (you know I always have to say something just absolutely stupid)..

All the controversy about the movie, now I’m hearing things that a news organization was banned, Fox, from attending your premiere… I just want to make clear nobody… I didn’t have to sign anything to interview you. What’s all the controversy? How did this get started?”

“I think people are always looking for unfortunately, the most negative story, but there was a memo that went out to ask people if they would sign it, they said don’t get into personal questions, focus on the movie, and things like that, but it was not mandatory… but I didn’t put it out there. It was from my representative trying to be protective of me, and it was accepted but I didn’t put it out there.”

Stewart makes a joke, “I signed one thing it was a prenup, and all you have to do is also sign it, and I’m just going to call a sea captain down and the whole thing will be done.”

Angelina signs the “document,” and tells Stewart that she’s going back to Prague when he asks her what she’s doing next, and she also mentions France and hopefully Pakistan.

Stewart then said Angelina just did a documentary, and explained it was for high schools with actors going around the world at the same time filming to show a snapshot of the world. It will primarily be available in schools.

At the end he reminds us that A Mighty Heart is out in theaters on June 22nd.

[Transcript typed by Celebitchy from clip of The Daily Show 6/14/07 available on YouTube]

I love the Daily Show. Angelina looked super thin but seemed down to earth and open, and I think that’s the thing that the public misses when they’re reading her statements to the press.

Here’s the video.