Angelina Jolie Says She Wants To 'Be A Better Wife' To Brad Pitt

Angelina Jolie Says She Wants To 'Be A Better Wife' To Brad Pitt
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt were together for 10 years before saying "I do" this summer, but marriage has had an effect on the actress.

Jolie spoke about her relationship with Pitt as husband and wife during an interview with "Today."

"It did change in just a feeling of that security and comfort that we always had but that recommitting after ten years of being together," she said. "And we were fortunate enough to be in that unusual situation where we got married with our children and they were a part of the ceremony and they wrote some of the vows. It was all of us agreeing to be together and to just commit to this life together. Not because we had to, not because anything was missing, it was because we were absolutely sure we felt that much of a family and it was that moment.”

Jolie and Pitt tied the knot on Aug. 23 in a private ceremony in France; they had been engaged since 2012.

The union has had an impact on Jolie's mindset, too.

“I think we have more moments where I say, ‘I’m going to be a better wife. I’m going to learn to cook,’ and he says, ‘Oh honey, know what you’re good at, know what you’re not,'" the 39-year-old mother of six added. "But I do have my, 'No, no, no I’m going to get this wife thing down,’ but he knows my limitations and where I’m a good wife and a good mom.”

Jolie and Pitt met on the set of "Mr. & Mrs. Smith," in 2004. The two will appear together once again on the big screen in "By the Sea," a film about a troubled marriage, directed by Jolie.

Watch more from Jolie's interview in “Unbroken: The Real Story," airing Dec. 9 at 10 pm on NBC.

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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt leave Hotel Belvedere in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 26, 2006. UN goodwill ambassador Angelina Jolie was in the city for the World Economic Forum. (credit:ERIC FEFERBERG via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt give a press conference on June 7, 2006, at a Swakopmund hotel. The couple became proud parents of daughter Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt on May 27, 2006, in Namibia. (credit:AFP/Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the world premiere of "The Good Shepherd" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Dec. 11, 2006, in New York City. (credit:Bryan Bedder via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the premiere of "God Grew Tired of Us" at the Pacific Design Center on Jan. 8, 2007, in West Hollywood. (credit:Gregg DeGuire via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the 64th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:V Jackman via Getty Images)
2007(06 of44)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the premiere for "A Mighty Heart" at the Palais des Festivals during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007, in Cannes, France. (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt in love at the 60th Cannes International Festival In Cannes, France, on May 24, 2007. (credit:Pool BENAINOUS/HOUNSFIELD/LEGRAND via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the premiere of "Ocean's Thirteen" at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. (credit:Jason Merritt via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the New York Premiere of "A Mighty Heart" at Ziegfeld Theater on June 13, 2007. (credit:Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend a photo call for "A Mighty Heart" at the Palais des Festivals during the 60th International Cannes Film Festival on May 21, 2007, in Cannes, France. (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
2007(11 of44)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at Venice Lido in Italy to attend the premiere of Pitt's film "The Assassination of Jesse James" during the 64th Venice Film Festival in 2007. (credit:Alessandra Benedetti via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the Los Angeles premiere of "Beowulf" on Nov. 5, 2007, in Westwood, California. (credit:Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the 14th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 27, 2008, in Los Angeles. (credit:Lester Cohen via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie confirms she is pregnant with twins at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2008. (credit:Daniele Venturelli/WireImage)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the 23rd Santa Barbara International Film Festival at the Arlington Theatre on Feb. 2, 2008, in Santa Barbara, California. (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the 13th Annual Critics' Choice Awards at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Jan. 7, 2008, in Santa Monica, California. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the 2008 Film Independent Spirit Awards at the Santa Monica Pier on Feb. 23, 2008, in Santa Monica, California. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the "Kung Fu Panda" premiere at the Palais des Festivals during the 61st Cannes International Film Festival on May 15, 2008, in Cannes, France. (credit:Pascal Le Segretain via Getty Images)
2008(19 of44)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the premiere of "Changeling" during the 46th New York Film Festival at the Ziegfeld Theater on Oct. 4, 2008, in New York City. (credit:Theo Wargo via Getty Images)
2009(20 of44)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at VH1's 14th Critics' Choice Awards held at the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on Jan. 8, 2009, in Santa Monica, California. (credit:Steve Granitz/WireImage)
2009(21 of44)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 11, 2009, in Hollywood. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 81st Annual Academy Awards in February 2009. (credit:Steve Granitz/WireImage)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the "Inglourious Basterds" premiere held at the Palais Des Festivals during the 62nd International Cannes Film Festival on May 20, 2009, in Cannes, France. (credit:Gareth Cattermole via Getty Images)
2010(24 of44)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the "Salt" premiere at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on July 19, 2010, in Hollywood. (credit:WireImage)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 16, 2011, in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Steve Granitz via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie walk on the red carpet before the screening of "The Tree of Life" at the 64th Cannes Film Festival on May 16, 2011, in Cannes, France. (credit:VALERY HACHE via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the 69th Annual Golden Globe Awards held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Jan. 15, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:AP)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the 23rd Producers Guild Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel on Jan. 21, 2012, in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Jason LaVeris via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on Jan. 29, 2012, in Los Angeles. (credit:Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt pose for photographers at the premiere of the film "In the Land of Blood and Honey" on Feb. 11, 2012, in Berlin. (credit:GERARD JULIEN via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 84th Annual Academy Awards held at the Hollywood & Highland Center on Feb. 26, 2012, in Hollywood. (credit:Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt at the world premiere of "World War Z" at the Empire Leicester Square on June 2, 2013, in London. (credit:Dave J Hogan via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive for the premiere of "World War Z" on the Champs Elysees Avenue in Paris on June 3, 2013. (credit:AFP via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the EE British Academy Film Awards 2014 at the Royal Opera House on Feb. 16, 2014, in London. (credit:Fred Duval via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie at the Academy Awards held at Hollywood & Highland Center on March 2, 2014, in Hollywood. (credit:Jeff Kravitz via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on March 1, 2014, in Santa Monica, California. (credit:Kevin Mazur via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend "The Normal Heart" New York screening at Ziegfeld Theater on May 12, 2014, in New York City. (credit:Jim Spellman via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and UN Special Envoy Angelina Jolie look at some of the artwork on show at the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict at ExCel on June 12, 2014, in London. (credit:Danny Martindale via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie arrive at the 15th Annual AFI Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel on Jan. 9, 2015, in Beverly Hills, California. (credit:Jon Kopaloff via Getty Images)
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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie attend the World Premiere of Disney's "Maleficent" at the El Capitan Theatre on May 28, 2014, in Hollywood. (credit:Kevin Winter via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt arrive at the premiere of "By the Sea" at the opening night of AFI FEST 2015 held at TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood. (credit:Frank Trapper via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt are seen arriving at City Cinemas in Midtown on Nov. 3, 2015, in New York City. (credit:Raymond Hall via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the WSJ. Magazine 2015 Innovator Awards at the Museum of Modern Art on Nov. 4, 2015, in New York City. (credit:Dimitrios Kambouris via Getty Images)
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Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt attend the screening of "Maleficent" at Kensington Palace in 2015. (credit:Rune Hellestad - Corbis via Getty Images)