Jon Voight, who is no longer estranged from daughter Angelina Jolie and appeared at the premiere of her new movie Salt, will be leaving for Texas to shoot the new television show Lonestar – but he plans on keeping in regular contact with his family. This comes amid reports that immediately following a painful break-up with Voight in the mid-70s, Angelina’s mother virtually abandoned her. At least that’s what Andrew Morton claims in his forthcoming unauthorized biography of the actress.
“It’s hard for me to be away from my grandkids, yes, but I’ll stay in touch with them,” said Voight. “Thank god we have this technology, and you know, we use all of it.” He said they will keep in touch via Skype. “We’re just setting it up now. Anyway, I love being in touch with the family.”
The veteran actor, who famously once said Jolie needed mental help, now has nothing but accolades for his daughter.
“Her work is terrific,” he says. “And Angie, for some reason, has this emotional capacity to make every piece of this really authentic, ’cause it’s really unreal stuff that they’re doing. But that’s the genre and she gives ... another energy to it.
“She’s very, very good,” he says. “It’s not like a novelty. She’s really doing it.”
“She’s a really talented person with a very wide range and lots of interests,” Voight says.
“It’s interesting to talk to her about why she made the decision to this movie ... She was nursing two babies at the time that she decided to do this role.”
Okay, we get it! She’s awesome! We forgive you for what you said about her mental state back in 2002, okay?!
“It’s hard for me to be away from my grandkids, yes, but I’ll stay in touch with them,” said Voight. “Thank god we have this technology, and you know, we use all of it.” He said they will keep in touch via Skype. “We’re just setting it up now. Anyway, I love being in touch with the family.”
The veteran actor, who famously once said Jolie needed mental help, now has nothing but accolades for his daughter.
“Her work is terrific,” he says. “And Angie, for some reason, has this emotional capacity to make every piece of this really authentic, ’cause it’s really unreal stuff that they’re doing. But that’s the genre and she gives ... another energy to it.
“She’s very, very good,” he says. “It’s not like a novelty. She’s really doing it.”
“She’s a really talented person with a very wide range and lots of interests,” Voight says.
“It’s interesting to talk to her about why she made the decision to this movie ... She was nursing two babies at the time that she decided to do this role.”
Okay, we get it! She’s awesome! We forgive you for what you said about her mental state back in 2002, okay?!
