ANGELINA JOLIE ON HER FATHER AND MORE

Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie's troubled life has made her a better actress.The 'Tomb Raider' star - who won an Oscar in 1999 for her portrayal of a mental patient in 'Girl, Interrupted' - insists dealing with emotional trauma in her personal life has made it easier to relate to troubled characters. She said: "The fuller your life is, the more of a well of reserves you have to pull from. Because I have a full life, I can relate to certain kinds of loss and certain kinds of love. I've had very extreme emotions and very extreme things have happened in my life - good and bad."Angelina is estranged from her father, actor John Voight, and has been divorced twice. Earlier this week, Angelina Jolie said she knew Madonna would run into trouble by adopting a baby from Malawi - because of the country's uncertain adoption laws. 'The Good Shepherd' actress - who has given homes to two under privileged children, five-year-old Maddox and Zahara, 23 months - says Madonna was open to criticism and problems because Malawi has no set guidelines for such cases. She said: "Madonna knows very well that she adopted from a country without legal adoption, so it was an unusual situation."

Jon Voight and Angelina Jolie