Betty: Hey baby. How the hell are you?
Angelina: [flashing a devilishly content grin] Great.

Betty: Happy birthday to you.
Angelina: How sweet. Thanks. I had the greatest birthday of my life. I came home and I took a nap after doing press all day and I spent time with Billy and spent time with my family for a bit and we all listened to music. It was just a night where everybody I loved was together and laughing with each other, telling me how much they cared about me. It was just great.

Betty: That's right - you went and got married!
Angelina: I know. I'm so fuckin' happy.

Betty: Did you hear the hearts of millions of little boys (and girls) breaking?
Angelina: Well somehow ... he gets me. You know? He's a great guy and I think everybody kinda digs him too. So were very happy.

Betty: Well, I've interviewed him before for "A Simple Plan" and that night before the Oscars I saw you two in the same bar, I thought it was such a great idea to hook you two up. Little did I know...
Angelina: That's cool! That's really cool.

Betty: In a town where people are always baggin' on Hollywood couples, it's so nice to see you two so much in love. Do you know that you're both making everybody so happy for you?
Angelina: That's so nice. You know you always expect a certain amount of criticism and we've had that too, but we are very much in love and we are going to share our lives with people. We don't mind. And we hope people are rooting for us rather than being against us.

You looked real enough. Can you actually steal a car now?
Angelina: See, that’s dangerous for me to admit to, isn’t ? Like, cars will be missing and they’ll go, ‘Oh, ah...Angelina?’ Yeah, I think I wanna like check my notes, but yeah, I could. But I haven’t done it in a while, you know? [laughs.] They really did teach us, which is great. That’s one of the greatest things about my job is that you get to learn all these different skills you never thought you would.

Do you still have your truck?
Angelina: My truck yeah, it’s a pretty sturdy – it’s not a racing car, which is good for me, because I shouldn’t have one. But yeah, it’s a good car. It’s been through a lot and it’s survived. I maybe got it when I was 17 or something.

You were with all these guys in a big action blockbuster - what was it like working on such a high energy movie?
Angelina: People ask me what it was like - but you have to remember, I just came out of the mental institution with a bunch of women. Now that was high energy and raw and tough. This was playful. It was fun being part of a team.

Has the media put you through hell in the past few months, with the constant speculation about everything?
Angelina: I just try to keep you all busy! [laughs] I go to sleep at night looking over a pillow at the love of my life and just stare at him...

What's so great about you is that you always feel so open to talk to us [the media].
Angelina: And I always will be. I like being able to be really honest. I’ll share everything always because it’s what I want. It helps me continue to do my work that way. And I’ve got nothing to hide and I like sharing with people and I like it when people come up to me and tell me things about themselves. So I’ll never change. And of course there are always going to be things that sound weird or aren’t explained so it’ll probably just get worse, but that’s okay.

How did you manage to keep your relationship secret?
Angelina: With Billy? I don’t think anybody was looking for it! [laughs]

What do you remember from Oscar night?
Angelina: It was a beautiful day. I spent that morning with my friends who helped me get ready and my family came over. They told me that it didn't matter one way or another, and that they loved me and were proud of me. It was the greatest day of my life already. Then I got a call from Billy Bob who said the same thing. Then that night - with winning...I still feel that it's strange that I get led into these things...

This was a film that meant a lot to me. It was a huge night. Beyond that, back home with Billy and putting his two beautiful children to bed then he came out to say ‘hi’. Then I got back on a plane at 4 in the morning and went back to work in Mexico.

Can you tell me about the Lara Croft role?
Angelina: It's not going to be campy and stupid. We're making her a little more human. My dad looked at the script and was moved by it. I've never done anything for kids and this is going to be great for them. She's tough and real and a warrior, so it's not going to be a cartoon or cute..but it has a lot to do about our planet.

I’ve been in England for three weeks and we will be there for over a month more just doing training. I’m training throughout the film but it’s been great for me. I get up and do yoga at 7 in the morning, which is insane! I’m on protein shakes and they’ve taken my cigarettes and alcohol and sugar away from me - and Billy - because I’m far away.

What other kind of training?
Angelina: I’m doing bungee ballet and I’m doing diving, weapons training with the Special Forces. I’m doing kickboxing - everything from soccer to rowing. One British thing is to learn manners - they’re sending me to manners school! [laughs] I’m glad that’s so funny!

Well, I wish you all the best of luck Angelina. Keep up the great job and stay happy!