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Angelina Jolie admits she'd only direct a "certain kind of film".
The 38-year-old actress was previously rumoured to be in the line up to helm forthcoming 'Fifty Shades of Grey' movie - which is being directed by Sam Taylor-Wood - and insists she's better at telling "some stories than others".
Asked about what actually happened regarding talks about the adaptation of E. L. James' erotic trilogy, she told Entertainment Weekly magazine: "I - I was just."
Before adding: "I - I think they're just ... it's funny, I think with directing, you just think, 'I'm better at telling some stories than others,' but, um, who knows?
"I came very clear out of the gate after [2011's romantic drama] 'Blood And Honey', if I ever directed again, it would have to be a certain kind of film."
Jolie is "looking forward" to watching 'Fifty Shades of Grey', which stars Jamie Dornan as sadomasochistic billionaire Christian Grey while Dakota Johnson plays his love interest Anastasia Steele.
The 'Malificent' actress added: "You know, I'm looking forward to seeing what Sam does with Fifty Shades and she's amazing."

Marc Webb won't direct 'The Amazing Spider-Man 4'.
The 39-year-old director has announced plans to step down from helming the superhero franchise after the release of 2016's 'The Amazing Spider-Man 3', but hopes to stay on as a producer.
He told The Daily Beast: "I'd like to be involved as a consultant. I've already talked to these guys about it, but in terms of directing it, ['Amazing Spider-Man 3'] will close out my tenure.
"I've had so much fun doing it, but after the third movie, it'll be the time to find something else."
Webb rebooted the Sony Pictures franchise in 2012 with 'The Amazing Spider-Man', starring Andrew Garfield and Emma Stone, and has also helmed the upcoming sequel.
Last year, Sony announced ambitious plans to release two more 'Spider-Man' films in 2016 and 2018, as well as expand the franchise with two spin-off movies, 'The Sinister Six' and 'Venom', which will concentrate on the web-slinging hero's most famous foes.
The two films will be released in the intermittent years between new 'Spider-Man' intallments, meaning there will be a fresh 'Spider-Man'-themed film every year.
Webb also touched on his decision to cut rising star Shailene Woodley - who had filmed scenes as Peter Parker's future girlfriend Mary Jane Watson - from the film entirely.
He explained: "It was really clear that the movie was about Peter and Gwen [Stacy], and to introduce any other elements that people knew had a romantic possibility, it felt wrong. But it wasn't a love triangle. It was just Peter seeing Mary Jane once or twice next door. Shai was only there for a couple of days and it was a very minor part."

'The Wolverine' sequel will be filmed after 'X-Men: Apocalypse'.
Director James Mangold has revealed he intends to shoot the follow-up to last year's hit superhero film starring Hugh Jackman following the next installment of the 'X-Men' parent franchise, which is set for release in 2016.
The decision means fans will have to wait four years for the next Wolverine solo adventure.
Quizzed about the release of the next film on Twitter, Mangold responded: "We are figuring it all out. At the moment, I'm shooting The next #Wolverine after #XmenApocalypse. (sic)"
The director - who previously worked with Jackman on 2001 comedy 'Kate & Leopold' - has been largely credited with turning around the spin-off franchise's fortunes after 'The Wolverine' became a critical and commercial success last summer. This despite poor reviews for Jackman's first solo film, 'X-Men Origins: Wolverine' in 2009.
Wolverine will next be seen in the upcoming Bryan Singer-directed blockbuster, 'X-Men: Days of Future Past', which will feature characters from both the original 'X-Men' trilogy and the stars of 2011 prequel 'X-Men: First Class'.
Singer has confirmed he will then director 'X-Men: Apocalypse' for a 2016 release and the film is set to feature solely the prequel cast, including James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence.
The director recently teased 'X-Men: Apocalypse' will feature "more of the mass destruction that X-Men films, to date, have not relied upon. There's definitely now a character and a story that allow room for that kind of spectacle."

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Jean Dujardin says George Clooney is a "locomotive" on set.
The French actor was amazed by the Hollywood hunk's modesty and passion for his work while shooting WW2 drama 'The Monuments Men', which boasts an cast all-star cast including Cate Blanchett, Matt Damon and Bill Murray.
Asked how he fitted in among the A-list cast, Dujardin told France's TF1 channel: "By being a clown, it's the best way to bond, humour. But staying awestruck and taking pleasure from the experience and because they're all enjoying it, we communicated that way. You have people who never stop like John Goodman and George, he's like a locomotive. He needs harmony. He's still amazed by his status and his enjoyment of the scenery, the work. He's not blasé. "
'The Artist' star recalled the first time Clooney contacted him about the film and said the pair have always had a banter-filled friendship because they sent humourous selfies back and forth.
He joked: "George Clooney sent me an email two years ago, I was in my bathing suit at the time. He said, 'I'm making a film called 'The Monuments Men' and there's a French guy role in it, do you want to come have fun with us?' I sent him back a mail saying, 'It's not possible, leave me alone - I'm on holiday', with a photo attached of me with my hair sticking up everywhere.
"He sent me back one of him with long hair in the 80s so I said, 'OK, you win, I'm coming.' I then told him it was going to take me a good 15 days to understand his script. It's always very easy [working] with George."

Brad Pitt wants his children to be "proud" of his work.
The 50-year-old actor - who raises Maddox, 12, Pax, 10, Zahara, nine, Shiloh, seven, and twins Knox and Vivienne, five, with fiancee Angelina Jolie - admits these days, his career choices are based on whether he will be happy to show the movie to his six kids when they get older.
He said: "The key for me [when choosing a film] is to leave something behind that will make my kids proud.
"I want to be able to show my films to my children and say, 'Your daddy made this.' "
The 'Moneyball' actor admits he struggled early in his career because he felt "lost" and took too much advice from other people, but he is now much more confident in the choices he makes.
He told Britain's OK! magazine: "When I was starting out, I didn't really follow my instincts. I felt kind of lost.
"You get a lot of advice from people who are trying to advance your career and make money off you - and that isn't necessarily a bad thing, but it isn't always going to lead you to make good films.
"But eventually, I figured out I was in the game to tell personal stories. I wanted to be able to add something to a film that was different to what anyone else could bring."

Theo James had a month's stunt training for 'Divergent'.
The 29-year-old actor plays Tobias 'Four' Eaton in the forthcoming sci-fi film and wanted to ensure his character as the leader of the Dauntless - a rebellious group who pride themselves on their bravery - had a "powerful physical presence" on screen.
He explained: "We had about a month of training, which was great. I wanted my character 'Four', to have a powerful presence physically so you felt you didn't want to mess with him!"
Although 'Divergent' has been tipped to be similar to 'The Hunger Games', which stars Jennifer Lawrence and Josh Hutcherson, James insists it's about "identity".
He added in an interview with We Love Pop magazine: "It's actually quite different. There is of course crossover, the strong female lead and a future where the world has gone through some kind of catastrophe war, but generally that's where the comparison ends. It's more about identity."
'Divergent', which is based on the novel of the same name by Veronica Roth, stars Shailene Woodley as Beatrice "Tris" Prior as the female lead and will be released later this month.

Debbie Harry would like to see a Blondie biopic made.
The 'Heart of Glass' singer thinks a film about her group could help people be better "informed" about their career, and the New York music scene they emerged from in the 1970s.
Asked if she would like to see a Blondie biopic, she said: "It's difficult. You can only really skim the surface. If it's good entertainment, honest, well-acted and directed? Maybe.
"I think many people could be informed and have a finer appreciation of the person or era."
However, the 68-year-old star admits she has little written down in physical format that could help inform such a project.
Asked if she had kept diaries, she replied: "Unfortunately not. I wish that I had. My impressions will simply be that, impressions. It's funny, someone will say something and then a memory will come flashing back of some big event. But I'm noteless. I guess I'm lazy. Well, I'm not so much a person who deals with facts as much as feelings."
However, Debbie - who, along with the rest of Blondie, recently picked up the Godlike Genius prize at the NME Awards - prefers to look forward, not back.
She added in an interview with Stylist magazine: "Doing interviews, getting the award forces you to deal with your history so to speak - it might give me some kind of way of dealing with the present.
"But I like moving ahead. I like change, I like new things. It's good to escape. I have an adventurous spirit."

Colin Farrell's children "have no idea" he's a famous Hollywood actor.
The 37-year-old star has two children - James, 10, who suffers from neuro-genetic disorder Angelman Syndrome, and Henry, four, from previous relationships - and recalled his younger son's confusion when he spotted him on TV, claiming both boys don't know he's an actor.
Quizzed on what his children think about his career, he said: "They have no idea what I do for a living. Henry saw me on the TV screen once and he went, 'What are you doing there?'
"And James' way of processing the world is very particular, which is one of the beautiful things about him. I don't even know if I put a film on in front of James that he would even understand the idea of acting or performance - his cognitive capability is such that he understands a lot of magical and interesting things that I just don't, but there are a lot of boring things about the physical world that he may never be able to comprehend - and why should he?"
Colin insists his dad does "dad things" with his children and although he isn't the best chef he can make "decent" chicken fingers for the boys.
He added in an interview with Britain's HELLO! magazine: "I do the dad things, you know. I make silly voices. They think I'm the guy to go to when they want to watch cartoons on the television. And that I fail at making them laugh and that I make kind of decent chicken fingers, except sometimes I burn them."