Angelina Jolie feared nude bathing scene in By the Sea after double mastectomy... and reveals her late mother inspired the role

By Cassie Carpenter For Dailymail.com

Published: 17:31 EST, 4 November 2015 | Updated: 18:55 EST, 4 November 2015

Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy.

'I realized it was going to be me [naked] in that bathtub,' the 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times.

'But I told myself, "Put all of that aside." Like, you can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married and people are going to analyze this or that. That would be cheating.'

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'I told myself, "Put all of that aside"': Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy

'I told myself, "Put all of that aside"': Angelina Jolie considered cutting a bathing sequence from By the Sea, because it was her first nude scene since her 2013 double mastectomy

The 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times: 'You can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married...that would be cheating'

The 40-year-old Oscar winner told the New York Times: 'You can’t change or cut this scene because you've had a mastectomy, or because [Brad Pitt and I are] married...that would be cheating'

The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect.

'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong,' Angelina noted.

'But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true. We have problems, arguments. We are two very human, flawed people. And I think that’s a good thing to show.' 

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'We are two very human, flawed people': The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect (pictured Tuesday)

'We are two very human, flawed people': The pillow-lipped beauty wants the world to know that she and her third husband - who turns 52 next month - are far from perfect (pictured Tuesday)

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Brangelina are a couple we just cannot get enough of. They've not only adopted several children and are super charitable, they're also talented actors and Angelina now a director too, not to mention they both are beautiful human beings and dress fabulously.

In recent years Angelina has adopted a more mature, elegant way of dressing. Long gone are the days of plunging necklines, thigh high splits and curve-clinging bodycon numbers and in are the chiffon materials, cool trench coats and cosy knits.

Here as they stepped out to promote their latest film 'In By The Sea' in which they both star and Angelina directs, the raven-haired beauty donned a chiffon, long-sleeved dress by Luisa Beccaria, an Italian designer Angelina has taken a liking to, heading out just days ago in nude piece by the brand.

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Angie explained: 'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong. But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true'

Angie explained: 'If people think these are our particular issues, well, that’s wrong. But if they want to think we have terrible fights, are imperfect, have insecurities and can be depressed and emotional, of course that’s true'

The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together.

Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor.

'That doesn't seem right when you think about it,' the Unbroken director pondered.  

Depressed and blocked: The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together

Depressed and blocked: The 1970s-set romantic drama focuses on a former dancer called Vanessa and her writer husband Roland traveling the French countryside together

'That doesn't seem right when you think about it': Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor

'That doesn't seem right when you think about it': Shockingly, Jolie - born Voight - was the first woman to ever direct the Fury actor

'He later said he felt like he could be the most open in his acting, because he trusted I was genuinely there to help him give the bes performance.'

The mother-of-six scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon.

'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started,"' Angelina recalled.

The Unbroken director scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon 

The Unbroken director scheduled the shoot on the Mediterranean isle of Gozo immediately after their August 23 wedding, so it was literally how she and Brad spent their honeymoon 

The mother-of-six recalled: 'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started"'

The mother-of-six recalled: 'A few days into filming I thought: "This is such a bad idea. What was I thinking? This is going to destroy us before we've even gotten started"'

Angelina added: 'We learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out"'

Angelina added: 'We learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out"'

'But by the time we got to the end of the film, we’d argued, challenge each other, disappointed each other, had good days, bad days, all of it. We'd pushed through, learned something about each other, found a new working relationship and came to like the idea of "Yeah, it gets really bad, but you work it out."'

The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes.'

'Obviously we had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown, not on set,' the Maleficent star noted.

'We had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown': The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes' (pictured July 5)

'We had a rule that for certain scenes he was on lockdown': The A-list couple's eldest child - 14-year-old Maddox - served as a gofer on the set, but only for the 'lighter, funnier scenes' (pictured July 5)

The Maleficent star said: 'This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it'

The Maleficent star said: 'This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it'

Brangelina brood: Their five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month (pictured June 6)

Brangelina brood: Their five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month (pictured June 6)

'I remember one day I was in my robe, my mascara was running down my face, my hair was still in curlers, and we ran into each other in the hallway. He just shook his head, like, "Wow, Mom. Nice." This business, I grew up in it myself, so I'd almost be happier if the kids weren't interested. But he loved it.'

And Brangelina's five other children were also on location - Zahara, 10, Shiloh, 9, twins Vivienne & Knox, 7, and Pax, who turns 12 this month.

Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand, who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007.

Mourning her mum: Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand (L), who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007 (pictured 1998)

Mourning her mum: Jolie's depressed character Vanessa was inspired by her mother Marcheline Bertrand (L), who lost her seven-year battle with ovarian cancer at age 56 in 2007 (pictured 1998)

The United Nations Special Envoy said in a featurette: 'Much of the film and my character is very much about my mother, and my feelings about my mother...and how I feel about her death' (pictured in 2001)

The United Nations Special Envoy said in a featurette: 'Much of the film and my character is very much about my mother, and my feelings about my mother...and how I feel about her death' (pictured in 2001)

'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief': The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief' 

'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief': The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief' 

'I wrote By the Sea because I wanted to explore grief. Much of the film and my character is very much about my mother, and my feelings about my mother,' the United Nations Special Envoy said in a BTS featurette on EW.com.

'When the bartender (Niels Arestrup) speaks, and speaks about loss, that's how I reflect on her. That's how I feel about her, her death.'

The three-time Golden Globe winner revealed that every character in the film 'represents a different way of addressing grief.'

So in love: Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11 (pictured Tuesday)

So in love: Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11 (pictured Tuesday)

Her first official credit as 'Angelina Jolie Pitt': The LA-born brunette understands that some people are going to hate it, 'but it was important to me to feel like an artist again'

Her first official credit as 'Angelina Jolie Pitt': The LA-born brunette understands that some people are going to hate it, 'but it was important to me to feel like an artist again'

Brad and Angelina will attend Thursday's world premiere of the intimate character flick at AFI Fest in Hollywood, before it hits US theaters November 13 and UK theaters December 11.

'I know some people are going to hate it. Some are going to like it. But it was important to me to feel like an artist again,' the LA-born brunette told NY Times.

The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide. 

Fell in love on set: The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide

Fell in love on set: The Jolie-Pitts haven't acted together since the 2005 assassin comedy Mr. & Mrs. Smith, which grossed $478M at the box office worldwide

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