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Is Angelina Jolie Ready to Quit Acting?

Exclusive! The first-time directing talks about staying behind the camera

By Marc Malkin Jan 23, 2012 2:52 PMTags
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How much does Angelina Jolie love directing?

Well, she loves it so much that...

She could see herself giving up acting one day to go behind the camera fulltime.

"I still love acting–if I can find those roles that matter," Jolie told me at the Producers Guild Awards, where her writing and directorial debut In the Land of Blood and Honey was honored with the Stanley Kramer Award. "But if I don't, it's nice to be able to shine the spotlight on another actress you think is extremely talented and give her the spotlight."

Fortunately, Jolie is still finding roles that matter to her. Coming up is starring as Sleeping Beauty's nemesis in the live-action fairy-tale thriller Maleficent. "It's neat for my kids," Jolie said.

Asked how evil she'll be in the flick, she smiled, "She's got horns and all."

Perhaps a superhero movie could be in her and Brad Pitt's future? During the Producers Guild Awards, which took place at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the two were spotted chatting with comic book legend Stan Lee.