BEIJING, Feb. 26 (Xinhuanet) -- Hollywood star Angelina Jolie says she likes the way she looks now after becoming a mother that made her feel more beautiful and secure, putting to rest rumors about her post-natal depression and marital rifts.

U.S. actress Angelina Jolie poses during a news conference to promote her movie "Changeling" in Tokyo January 30, 2009.(Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    "Something else comes out of you when you become a parent and, as you get older, you start to see more character in your face. Now, when I look at myself, I just see somebody at peace, and I see a mom, and I see my own relatives in my face - and that's a kind of beauty that exists for everybody and doesn't disappear," the actress said.

    "I know this is going to sound corny, but I first became happy with the way I look when I became a mother," Jolie said.    

    "There's this idea that beauty is when someone does your hair and puts a lot of make-up on you and sticks your face on the cover of a magazine. Is that beauty? You know what is beautiful? My mom (French actress Marcheline Bertrand) was beautiful to me, and I look more like my mom as I get older."

    Bertrand died last January from ovarian cancer at the age of 56.

U.S. actress Angelina Jolie poses during a news conference to promote her movie "Changeling" in Tokyo January 30, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo) Photo Gallery>>>

    Jolie has regained her figure since the birth of her twins in July.

    Dispelling rumors about post-natal depression and problems in her relationship with Pitt, she said: "There are things about me that are useful for people to read, and then there's stuff that's just silly. There are mistakes I've made, lessons I've learnt, which I’m happy to talk about. And I'd love to talk to other mothers about things I don’t know how to do."

    The actress said she plans to make a film titled "The Mercenary: Love and Honor."

    "Brad Pitt and I are trying to balance our lives so that we raise our kids properly, and we are also trying to make sure we are fulfilled - as artists, as people. When we get film offers, we have to ask ourselves, 'Will it be a good thing for the family?'"

    (Agencies)