9. Surprised She’s Living Past 40
This tidbit puts her decision for undergoing a double mastectomy in 2013 into perspective. Brad Pitt recently opened up to the Wall Street Journal, while promoting the film By the Sea, about all things Jolie, including her mother’s death in 2007.
“This is a woman who had watched her mother, aunt and grandmother become sick and eventually succumb, all at an early age,” he said of his wife. “Her drive, her absolute value in herself, is defined by the impact she can have during her time here — for her kids and for the underprivileged and those suffering injustices.”
He said she never imagined herself living past 40. Wow.
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