Aimee Lou Wood Opens Up About Angelina Jolie’s Quiet On-Set Leadership
Angelina Jolie and Aimee Lou Wood are starring in the upcoming film Anxious People, and Wood has nothing but good things to say about her co-star. Wood is a rising star in Hollywood, while Jolie has been in the industry for years. Wood said she admires Jolie’s normalcy. She also appreciated the way she supported her during a difficult moment on set.
Aimee Lou Wood said Angelina Jolie supported her while filming their upcoming film
Wood is one of the stars of Anxious People, a film based on the novel by Fredrik Backman. While filming one particularly emotional scene, Wood began to panic due to the number of crew members shouting instructions at her. Wood stood up for herself and requested one direction, one voice, and no hand movements in her line of sight. She said Jolie showed her quiet approval after she made these requests.
“I’ve spent years feeling unable to say anything like that for fear of seeming argumentative – but now I feel like I can take ownership of what I need to thrive, and tell people what won’t work for me,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. “When I spoke up, all I could see was Angelina giving me a thumbs up.”
Wood said she found much to admire in Jolie. Despite her level of fame and years in the industry, she came across as very normal.
“She’s possibly the most famous woman ever, but she’s so normal,” Wood said. “I’m fairly certain she drives herself to set each day…”
What is the Aimee Lou Wood and Angelina Jolie movie about?
In Anxious People, Jolie plays an investment banker, and Wood plays a bank robber who holds her and several others hostage.
“The day before Christmas Eve, investment banker Zara (Jolie) begrudgingly finds herself mingling with a group of strangers at an open house,” reads a synopsis from Deadline. “When a reluctant bank robber, Grace (Wood), inadvertently takes the group hostage, chaos and oversharing ensues, secrets are revealed and literally nothing goes according to plan. A film about a crime that never took place, a would-be bank robber who disappears into thin air, and eight extremely anxious strangers who find they have more in common than they ever imagined.”
Oscar-nominated screenwriter David Magee adapted Bakman’s novel for the screen, and Marc Foster directed it.
The ‘Girl, Interrupted’ actor spoke about her goals with her art
Jolie has previously said that supporting her co-workers is a part of her creative process. She believes that acting is about collaboration.
“For me, acting is not as much about requiring a skill to do a job than it is about becoming a more in-tune, sensitive human being — to study human behavior and work in community with other creative people,” she told Backstage. “That creative life stems from real life, not so much a class that you can take.”
Jolie noted that many actors are very emotionally sensitive people who want to communicate with others.
