Angelina Jolie says time with kids goes so fast

The 'Tourist' actress -- who raises Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, five, Shiloh, four and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne with her partner Brad Pitt -- says mothers should cherish every minute they can spend with their kids because it goes by so fast.

She said: "Just enjoy every minute of it because it goes so fast and it is the best time in your life. And strap them to you and hang out with them and sleep in the same bed with them and just love every second of it."

The 35-year-old actress also revealed she took on her role in 'The Tourist' opposite Johnny Depp because it would give her time to spend with her children in Venice and admitted she relies on her kids to keep her grounded in Hollywood.

Speaking on 'The Kyle and Jackie O Show' on Australia's 2Day FM, she said: "You just have to focus on the positive side. I got to spend two months in Venice filming which no one gets to do, with a co-star who's so lovely, so it's all hard to say no to.

"We make a point to stay together as a family when we're filming, in this town you've got to. We take turns working so everybody packed up and went to Venice.

"I think some people are affected by fame, I'm lucky that I have a lot of kids who keep me very, very grounded."

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Which Lip Gloss Did Angelina Jolie Use at the Golden Globes?

Intrepid TV viewers watching Sunday's Golden Globe Awards caught Angelina Jolie re-applying her own lip gloss as she watched the show with love Brad Pitt, The Tourist costar Johnny Depp and other A-listers.

So what did Jolie, 35, use on her world-famous pout? Jolie's makeup artist Toni G. tells UsMagazine.com that she makes her lips pop with Chantecaille Brilliant Gloss in Love -- a brand she's frequently used on-set and on countless red carpets.

Toni G. -- who worked with Jolie during Globes night and as she shot The Tourist -- tells Us that the "Love" gloss "maintains lip moisture and is fresh and sexy. Just re apply and go!"

Although Jolie went home empty-handed (The Kids Are Alright's Annette Bening won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Comedy), she earned raves for her dramatic sequined Versace gown.

Among her biggest fans? Dad Jon Voight. "Angelina looks stunning," the actor told Us at the HBO afterparty held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel's Circa 55. "She rarely wears color but tonight, tonight is her best ever in my opinion!"

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Visit St. John's Children’s Hospital in Springfield, Missouri

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie paid a visit to St. John's Children's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri on Dec. 30. Pitt and Jolie had just returned from a Christmas vacation in Namibia and stopped by to spend some time with Brad’s family in his hometown.

Last year Pitt and Jolie donated $1 million to St. John's Foundation for Community Health. The pediatric cancer center of the hospital was named after Brad’s mother, Jane. It is now called the St. John’s Jane Pitt Pediatric Cancer Center. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s tour of the facility was joined by Pitt’s parents, Bill and Jane, and his brother, Doug.

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Hollywood couple Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Donate $2 Million to Namibian Wildlife Sanctuary

American actors Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are donating $2 million to a wildlife sanctuary in Namibia, where they spent Christmas with their children.

The donation to the Naankuse Lodge and Wildlife Sanctuary was made through the couple's Jolie-Pitt foundation in the name of their daughter, Shiloh, who was born in Namibia.

In a statement, Jolie said the couple wants their daughter to be "very involved" and to grow up with an understanding of the country of her birth.

Jolie said the owners of the sanctuary are old friends, who have impressed her with their "hard work and dedication" to the conservation of Namibia's land and wildlife.

Jolie and Pitt spent the Christmas holiday with their six children at the lodge, which looks after injured animals, including baboons and leopards.

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Brad Pitt's new movie 'Cogan's Trade' to Start Filming in New Orleans in March

Brad Pitt is going to head to New Orleans for the filming of "Cogan's Trade" in March 2011. He is reportedly attached to portray the title character in the film, based on George V. Higgins novel about Jackie Cogan. According to Scene Magazine, the movie is expected to shoot entirely in the New Orleans area.

This project will reunite Pitt with "The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford" director Andrew Dominick and co-stars Casey Affleck as well as Sam Rockwell. Other possible cast members are Josh Brolin, Mark Ruffalo, Javier Bardem, Bill Murray and Zoe Saldana, the site reports.

"Cogan's Trade" will additionally become the first film Pitt shoots in Louisiana since 2008 "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button". The actor and his living partner Angelina Jolie share a residence in the city.

"Cogan's Trade" is a crime thriller that revolves around Jackie Cogan, a professional enforcer who investigates a heist that takes place during a high stakes poker game under protection of the mob. Andrew Dominick will write in addition to directing the movie.

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Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt & Family Spend Christmas in Namibia

Just two days before Christmas (December 23), Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie emerged in Windhoek, Namibia -- at a shopping mall!

Pitt, 47, and Jolie, 35, were snapped with a shopping cart full of toys -- presumably for their six kids, including second-youngest daughter Shiloh, who was born in Namibia in 2006.

Despite their last-minute mall trip, Jolie told Ryan Seacrest last week that she was mostly done with her holiday shopping for the brood.

"I've got it all boxed and ready to go," the Tourist actress said. "I went through it today. I'm trying to get every stocking right and all the wrapping paper."

And the star promised their holiday would be somewhere far-flung: "We're going to travel with the kids and go to a random part of the world," Jolie teased. "We're going to travel and have an adventure, because that's what we love to do."

A few months editing her directorial debut, which she shot in Hungary last month -- and promotional duties for animated sequel Kung Fu Panda 2, out in the spring.

"I'm a little schizophrenic," she joked to Seacrest her wide-ranging film choices, "but somehow it works out."

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