Actress Angelina Jolie-Pitt's children may not be interested in following their mother's footsteps on screen, but they have passions of their own -- one of which is learning new languages.
The 41-year-old Oscar winner and philanthropist discussed her six children on BBC Radio 4's "Women's Hour" show Friday, saying that they're interested in learning to communicate in non-English languages.
"I asked them what languages they wanted to learn and (Shiloh) is learning Khmer, which is the Cambodian language, Pax is focusing on Vietnamese, Mad has taken to German and Russian, (Zahara) is speaking French, Vivienne really wanted to learn Arabic and Knox is learning sign language," Jolie-Pitt said.
Husband Brad Pitt co-parents for Maddox, 14, adopted from Cambodia, Pax, 12, adopted from Vietnam, Zahara, 11, adopted from Ethiopia, Shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 7.
Jolie-Pitt served as a guest editor on "Women's Hour" just days before World Refugee Day on Monday. She said her family celebrates the day annually and that the children have met refugees. In her home, refugees are considered heroes.
"I never want them to meet these people and look at them with, with pity or feel that it's a responsibility or feel that they are glad they survived it," Jolie-Pitt said. "I want them to meet people around the world and have so much admiration and respect for people suffering different realities and surviving them with such grace and dignity."
She continued:
"And so, I don't need to tell my children that. I just introduce my children to these people and these people are so extraordinary and these families are so wonderful and they've taught me so much and so, my children, I just bring them into this environment and they've asked to be in the environment."
"I found even the local hospital with many, many women -- and this was a good hospital -- did not have an ultrasound machine," Jolie-Pitt said.
Jolie-Pitt also talked about her newest project -- directing and screenwriting the film "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers," based on a book by Loung Ung.
"I'd read her book, and I said to her, 'I'm thinking of adopting from this country. As an orphan yourself, would you be offended or would you be supportive? Would that be all right?'" Jolie-Pitt said she asked Ung.
"She was very supportive, and months later, she met Mad and has been in his life ever since."
As far as their future careers, Jolie-Pitt said some of her children are interested in the music sector of the entertainment industry.
Here Jolie's remarks on "Women's Hour" in full here.
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