Actress Angelina Jolie stated in an interview with W Magazine that she had originally planned to only adopt children until she saw her partner Brad Pitt with her adopted children, Maddox and Zahara, in which she changed her mind.People: Brad Convinced Me to Get Pregnant (October 9, 2008)

"I think one of the life changing things that he did, one of many, is that I was absolutely never going to get pregnant. I never felt that it was the right thing to do (in reference to Brad Pitt)."People: Brad Convinced Me to Get Pregnant (October 9, 2008)

"I knew that he would never see them as different, and that gave me a certain peace (in reference to Maddox and Zahara)."People: Brad Convinced Me to Get Pregnant (October 9, 2008)

"I suppose I just looked at him and loved him and just felt open to (getting pregnant). I suddenly wanted to. It's one of those things you can't explain."People: Brad Convinced Me to Get Pregnant (October 9, 2008)