Comments on: Angelina Jolie talks refugees on Anderson Cooper 360

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By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 20:10:19 +0000

thanks sarita! i haven´t seen one movie of Audrey Hepburn yet…i just hear my parents speak very highly of her. i think Angie is WAY more beautiful though:)

By: sarita

sarita — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 08:03:16 +0000

People compare Angelina to Audrey Hephburn because Hephburn worked for the later half of her life as a goodwill ambassador to the United Nation’s Children Fund (UNICEF), bringing attention to the plight of the world’s impoverished children, much in the same way that Jolie is a goodwill ambassador now. Hephburn traveled constantly, especially in Africa.

Of course, the comparison suggests a huge degree of respect for Jolie. Hephburn was an Oscar-winning actress who is still regarded as one of Hollywood’s most beautiful stars and is widely admired for her incredible compassion.

Hephburn’s a classic–a true lady on and off the screen. I love Angie for the same reasons! This was a great interview. Angie is just so well-spoken, elegant and passionate.

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:49:53 +0000

my posts somehow disappear….is that because of the posting problems? i hope you somehow got them Sherry and thanks so much for this site again….

By: Phoebe

Phoebe — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 21:36:03 +0000

i don´t understand why people always refer to her as another “Audrey Hepburn”. but i have to say that i don´t know a thing about Hepburn, because i might be too young. can somebody explain this to me?

i LOVE those interviews because people can actually SEE how much she cares for the refugees. she gets so compassionate and its very moving. has Maddox really visited refugee camps already? i didn´t know that.
its great that she uses her “fame” to help others – she really tries to make a difference, other HWstars shoudl follow her lead.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:48:57 +0000

Opal – It’s really meant as an expression. Of course kids grow up to have their own minds. But if you take six kids and expose them to constant Hollywood gluttony and you take the six JP kids with parents who show them people in need, who do you think is more likely to grow up caring about the world’s refugees? Obviously they could end up being uninterested and the six Hollywood kids could end up being aide workers, but I think the likelihood is pretty high that Brad and Angelina’s kids will care about human rights because I would say it’s hard to stare a refugee camp in the eye and walk away unchanged.

And as for the phrase itself, we could get into endless discussions about the hyperbole of “most”. How many times have we talked about Angelina winning most beautiful this and that? And Brad has been on the most beautiful list. Are they really the most beautiful? It’s subjective. There are many compassionate people in the world, past and present from Mother Theresa and Gandhi right down to the aide workers whose names we don’t even know.

It was happy hyperbole. This *is* a fan site after all. ;)

By: Ligayha

Ligayha — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:13:55 +0000

Thanks, Sherry, for posting all the videos, photos & links, not only for us in the U.S. & Canada but especially for every JP fan & Pittwatcher around the world who otherwise wouldn’t have the opportunity to see them.

I’ve been heavily promoting SUGAR on Facebook, and UNHCR GA AJ, too. Dedicated this month to refugees/IDPs and last week to Darfur. My goal: 1. educate folks about refugees/IDPs; 2. educate them about Goodwill Ambassador AJ; and 3. educate them about the real, true AJ in general.

By: Mary Ann

Mary Ann — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:06:12 +0000

I also saw and loved the interview. And Sherry thanks for keeping this site a nice place to come to every day.

By: opal

opal — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:56:51 +0000

Nice writeup except that I must interject and say that it isn’t necessarily so that “the Jolie-Pitt kids are going to grow up to be the most compassionate kids in the world.” Certainly we, as parents, know full well that despite our hopes and dreams for our children, despite our efforts and diligence in bringing them up the best we know how, our children will eventually grow to become adults who will go their own way. Hopefully that way is the way we intended for them in all of our highest hopes for their happiness. But sometimes our children choose differently. So while the Jolie-Pitts, like all parents, certainly mean well, each of their children, like our own, processes and understands things differently and will gradually take their own path which may or may not be the path their parents set them on.

Also, I believe it is impossible to gauge the “most compassionate people in the world”. Even if you meant the phrase in jest or in hopeful awe, it is still unfitting because it almost suggests that one’s compassion outweighs another, which, to do so, is never proper, polite or warranted. Granted Jolie and Pitt do a lot, financially and otherwise, to help human causes. But I wouldn’t dare say that their efforts are more valuable or are more compassionate than others who give, in their own way, of their time and resources to help better our global community.

By: Leela

Leela — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 18:07:02 +0000

It always shocks me a little when I see Angelina being interviewed to realize how beautiful she is. It seems much more apparent when she’s just being herself than when she’s acting. I love that she recognizes the folly of her youth – being self-destructive – and that she’s grown up and channeled her energy. I so admire her, much like I admired the grace and compassionate nature of Audrey Hepburn.