Angelina Jolie details her personal strife while plugging her new movie

14:45 • 05.05.21

Angelina Jolie has spoken about feeling 'broken' and 'struggling to hold herself together' in a candid interview while plugging her new movie.

The actress, who is blazing the promo trail with new Netflix film Those Who Wish Me Dead, said that she 'relates' to her character due to the sense of loss and determination she found in smoke jumper, Hannah Faber, the Daily Mail reports.

She said: 'I felt a little beaten up in my own life, as we all do at times, and I felt like I wasn’t holding myself together and I felt a little broken'.

While she did not specifically detail what the struggle was, Angelina, 45, has been engaged in a lengthy custody battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt since 2016, following their split after more than a decade together and over two years of marriage.

Angelina and her co-star Finn Little were promoting the movie in a new interview with Access Hollywood, when she revealed she relates to the character due to the emotional struggles she is faced off.

She said: “I felt a little beaten up in my own life, as we all do at times, and I felt like I wasn’t holding myself together and I felt a little broken and the idea of just getting through the fire – just getting through the damn fire...

“Whatever it takes, with everything coming at you, get through it, so when you feel that way as a person and you have the great opportunity to have a piece of art that you can manifest that experience and that growth through a character...

“Quite literally, we go through that fire and it’s hot and it’s hard…when we got to the other end it did really feel like we’d done something'.

One glaring difference she pointed out was that her character does not have kids.

She said: “My character doesn't have children, doesn't like children or isn't really comfortable with children' - far different from Angelina and her expansive brood.

Angelina then revealed she was always “hanging out' with her young co-star Finn on the weekends, adding she, 'really cared for Finn as soon as I met him.”

Reaching out: Angelina Jolie has spoken about feeling 'broken' and 'struggling to hold herself together' in a candid interview while plugging her new movie Reaching out: The actress, who is blazing the promo trail with new Netflix film Those Who Wish Me Dead, said that she 'relates' to her character due to the sense of loss and determination she found in smoke jumper, Hannah Faber Lost love: While she did not specifically detail what the struggle was, Angelina, 45, has been engaged in a lengthy custody battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt since 2016, following their split after more than a decade together and over two years of marriage (pictured in 2009) Family: She has six children, three of which - Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, and Zahara, 16 - were adopted, and three with Brad - Shiloh, 14 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12 Audution: He added he was flown from Australia to Los Angeles, adding, 'so much was riding on this' and he was, 'about to break down' New movie: 'It was hard at times but I think it definitely paid off,' Little added, while Angelina also spoke about her Marvel movie Eternals Interview: Jolie and Little were promoting the movie in a new interview with Access Hollywood , when Jolie revealed she relates to the character more than one would expect

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Reaching out: Angelina Jolie has spoken about feeling 'broken' and 'struggling to hold herself together' in a candid interview while plugging her new movie Reaching out: The actress, who is blazing the promo trail with new Netflix film Those Who Wish Me Dead, said that she 'relates' to her character due to the sense of loss and determination she found in smoke jumper, Hannah Faber Lost love: While she did not specifically detail what the struggle was, Angelina, 45, has been engaged in a lengthy custody battle with ex-husband Brad Pitt since 2016, following their split after more than a decade together and over two years of marriage (pictured in 2009) Family: She has six children, three of which - Maddox, 19, Pax, 17, and Zahara, 16 - were adopted, and three with Brad - Shiloh, 14 and twins Knox and Vivienne, 12 Audution: He added he was flown from Australia to Los Angeles, adding, 'so much was riding on this' and he was, 'about to break down' New movie: 'It was hard at times but I think it definitely paid off,' Little added, while Angelina also spoke about her Marvel movie Eternals Interview: Jolie and Little were promoting the movie in a new interview with Access Hollywood , when Jolie revealed she relates to the character more than one would expect