Angelina Jolie's collection of tattoos has
become the subject of much media attention, and she frequently adds or even
changes existing tattoos. She has said that all the tattoos she possesses have
a special meaning.
Angelina Jolie`s tattoos include:
* The letter H (for her brother James Haven) on the inside of her left wrist.
* "A prayer for the wild at heart, kept in cages" (Tennessee Williams) on her
left forearm.
* A large prayer for her son Maddox on her left shoulder which covers up the
Chinese "death" tattoo.
* Two pointy black tribals on the lower parts of her back.
* Quod me nutrit me destruit (Latin for "What nourishes me also destroys me")
several inches below her navel, became prominent after her pregnancy
announcement.
* A tilted Latin cross on the lower left of her abdomen.
* A large Asian tiger on her back.
* A dragon under the tiger.
* XIII (number 13 in Roman numerals) on her left forearm.
* Arabic for "strength of will." (???????) on her right forearm.
* "Know your rights" just under her neck between her show
* Coordinates representing the locations where she adopted Maddox (N11° 33'
00" E104° 51' 00") and Zahara (N09° 02' 00" E038° 45' 00") on her left arm,
which cover up her "Billy Bob" tattoo.
Laser Removed Tattoo and Covered up Tattoos on Jolie:
* A dragon on her left arm (Angelina Jolie has been lasering it for some
months now but it can still be faintly seen).
* "Billy Bob" tattoo, the name of her former husband Billy Bob Thornton, on
her left arm
* A Chinese character tattooed for courage now covered by the Tennessee
Williams quote.
* A Chinese character tattooed for death (?) now covered by the prayer for her
son.
* A tattoo both Thornton and Jolie shared. It was on her right forearm, now
covered by the "strength of will" tattoo.
* A dragon she got in Amsterdam while Angelina was drunk, now covered by the
Latin cross.
* A window on her lower back. On Inside the Actors Studio, she explained that
she covered this tattoo, because, while she used to spend all of her time
looking out through windows wishing to be outside, she now lives there all of
the time.
Angelina Jolie has gone on record as saying that a positive effect resulting
from the large number of tattoos on her body is that, while she is not opposed
to film nudity, filmmakers have been forced to become more creative when
plotting any nude or love scenes involving her. Make-up has been used to cover
up the tattoos in productions such as the Tomb Raider films, Original Sin,
Taking Lives, Alexander, and Mr. & Mrs. Smith.