Angelina Jolie spoke to 'Deadline' about how working on 'The Outsiders' with her daughter Vivienne strengthened their bond.
Jolie signed onto the project as a producer after Vivienne joined as a volunteer. When she saw her daughter's enthusiasm for the play, Jolie decided it was the ideal opportunity to connect with her.
"My daughter Viv loves theater," Jolie said. "She appreciates all theater but she certainly knows what she feels close to and what she responds to. She went to seeat La Jolla about five times and was telling me about it, and I had read the book, and I’d seen the film years ago."The pair then saw the play together.
Jolie's personal connection to the play through her daughter inspired her to come on board. "It was a very different experience of understanding, of how this is having a significant effect on her as a young person right now, and she’s communicating something to me, and that is the power of this material, which was in really good shape even by then," she explained.
"Viv and I sat together and we wrote down what we liked, what we were curious about," she said. "And they responded to our notes. For me, it was a moment to learn more about Viv, not me thinking of becoming a producer." Apparently, Vivienne even gave her mother notes as the production went on. "Vivienne would watch the show and give me the most amazing notes," she said. "Like, incredible eye. So, it was a wonderful, wonderful support, and also, obviously, made the work better."Since working together on the production, Jolie and Vivienne have appeared at a number of events together.
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