Angelina Jolie's Tears for Late Mother

18 November 2008

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Angelina Jolie broke down in tears on Monday (17Nov08) as she revealed her late mother inspired her to take on the lead role in new movie Changeling.

The actress plays Christine Collins, a woman who's left devastated by the disappearance of her young son in the Clint Eastwood-directed film.

And at a press conference in London to promote the movie, Jolie recalled the passion and dedication of her own mother Marcheline Bertrand, who died of cancer in 2007.

Fighting back the tears, Jolie said, "She was very much Christine Collins.

She was really sweet and was never angry - she couldn't swear to save her life.

She was the woman I related to, who had that elegance and strength through just knowing what was right.

But when it came to her kids, she was really fierce and so this is very much her, her story.

"She was the woman I related to, who had that elegance and strength through just knowing what was right."

Jolie is already being tipped for an Oscar-nomination at next year's ceremony (09) after she wowed critics with her moving performance in the film.

Meanwhile Angelina Jolie has backtracked on her decision to "fade away" from acting, insisting she's not ready to retire yet.

The Oscar winner recently suggested she was finished with films, and wanted to quit so she could spend more time with her six children and partner Brad Pitt.

Hinting her retirement was imminent, she said, "I don't plan to keep acting very long, I'm ready to do a few things now and fade away and get ready to be a grandma one day."

But, speaking at a press conference on Monday (17Nov08) to promote her new movie Changeling, she insists she still has acting ambitions.

Jolie says, "I'm not making some retirement announcement. I have a big family and a lot of responsibility at home, and I have the good fortune to financially not have to work all the time.

"I just feel privileged that I get to be home a lot. Maybe eventually I'll stop (acting).".

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