Sep 16, 2007, 11:00 GMT
Angelina Jolie insists she will always be a "punk kid" at heart.
UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Angelina Jolie study the wounds of a burned Iraqi refugee, whose identity is hidden because he is still being hunted by militias who tortured him and left him for dead in Baghdad, in Damascus, Syria 27 August 2007. Jolie was on a two days visit to Iraq and Syria 'to see first-hand the plight of four million people uprooted by the ongoing conflict in Iraq'. EPA/MORRIS BERNARD/UNHCR
The actress is a glamorous Hollywood icon and mother-of-four, but insists she is still a rebellious teenager at heart.
She said: "I still am, and probably always will be, a punk kid with tattoos.
"Motherhood has changed me, but not so much that I'm not the person I was before. But I do accept that parenthood grounds you in the most wonderful way."
Angelina, 32, and her long-term partner Brad Pitt, 43, have three adopted children, six-year-old Maddox, three-year-old Pax and two-year-old Zahara, and a 16-month-old biological daughter Shiloh together, but hope to expand their family.
Angelina said: "I always wanted to adopt kids. My mother used to say that I talked about it when I was a little girl.
"And I've always wanted a big family. And Brad's the same. We are enjoying the children together."
Meanwhile, it has been revealed Zahara may have to undergo surgery on her hip.
Zahara, who the couple adopted from Ethiopia in 2005, reportedly has hip dysplasia - a hereditary disease that can cause crippling lameness and painful arthritis - and her parents are said to be considering an operation that will cure it.
The condition means two-year-old Zahara's thigh bone is not properly connected to her hip, which may affect her ability to walk and she could need braces to help re-set her limb.
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