Why should celebrities endorse charitable pursuits?
I think it’s important for people to find something they believe in. I happen to be an actress in the public eye and somebody that works very heavily for several charities so I can speak from the heart about this. I’ve gone out and worked in Timor, Banda Ache and in the UK helping charities and what I gained from that, how that enriched my life, has been incredible. If the Vodafone Foundation are saying to charities they’ll pay to help people who want to work in charity get into that position, then I think that’s incredible. According to the foundation, six million UK workers are dissatisfied with their work – as an actress, do you feel blessed to be in this position? I do, yes, but I think there are many actors, and many people that are in very high-paid jobs, who are very dissatisfied personally with what they give and what they receive. There are certain actors that earn millions and millions and give a lot of their money away to charity – I think Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have s
