Angelina Jolie: famously flawed

We all have our own particular routine when it comes to fitting parenthood into everyday life, but when you're Angelina Jolie, the process is a little more complicated

Never one for the conventional, Angelina has been in the headlines of late as much for her adoption of Vietnamese boy Pax Thien, her third adopted child, as for her acting exploits.

The 32-year-old, who is also mother to one-year-old Shiloh, spoke about how she combines being a mum with her acting and humanitarian work, not to mention her relationship with fellow Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt.

What do you consider as your flaws?

Angelina Jolie: My flaws, oh God! Why don't you ask Brad (laughing)?

What would he say?

Angelina Jolie: I don't know what he would say. I don't cook - that might be one. I don't like cooking. I can make a sandwich although he'd probably even argue that. I don't cook but I'd like to try one day. I'd like to be able to make a proper meal but I have tried and nobody's very enthusiastic.

Is that how you both make it work: you take turns with the kids?

Angelina Jolie: Yes, we take turns. It's either or. One of us looks after the kids. That's the plan. It works for us.

With your humanitarian work, have you always had a sense of injustice in the world or is that something that has come with age?

Angelina Jolie: I think, as is the case with most teenagers, I was very focused on myself. You know, we all go through periods where we just think that our own pain is extraordinary. I was fortunate to, early on in my twenties, travel and meet people from around the world. I realised then that I should never, ever complain about anything again. There are real horrors in the world and real tragedies and real loss that I will never, never know or I certainly hope that I never know. So it sobered me up.

Do you ever complain about anything in your own life?

Angelina Jolie: I complain very little these days. As long as my kids are healthy I have everything, nothing else can shake me.