Angelina Jolie posed as the frighteningly beautiful Disney villain Maleficent for the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, but opened up about a moment in time that scared her.
The actress talked to EW about undergoing a double mastectomy a year ago and the feature she wrote regarding her health for The New York Times. Jolie explained she is doing well since the surgery and is "very happy" she made the decision.
"I was very fortunate to have great doctors and very, very fortunate to have a good recovery and have a project like Unbroken [the World War II survival story she is directing] to have something to be really focused on, to be getting healthy for, and to be able to just get right back to work," Jolie told EW.
The "Maleficent" star also opened up to EW about the reaction she received from the Times essay she penned and how going public ended up helping her get through the process.
"I feel very, very close - much closer - to other women, and women who are going through the same thing," Jolie said. "Wherever I go, usually I run into women and we talk about health issues, women's issues, breast cancer, ovarian cancer. I've talked to men about their daughters' and wives' health."
"It makes me feel closer to other people who deal with the same things and have either lost their parents or are considering surgeries or wondering about their children," she added. "... The reason that I wrote it was to try to communicate and help and connect with other women and other families going through the same thing. And ... I was very, very moved by all the support and kindness from so many people."
Jolie added she is considering getting another surgery to possibly eliminate her risk of getting ovarian cancer, which is what her mother died of at age 56. You can check out Jolie's interview with EW here.
"Maleficent" is slated to hit theaters on May 30.
