Angelina Jolie opened up about her split from Brad Pitt in a new interview, admitting that the actor is a 'wonderful' father to their six children.

The actress and director spoke with George Stephanopoulos on Good Morning America Tuesday morning to promote her new film 'First They Killed My Father,' and was asked by the anchor if she still believed the words she had used to describe her ex as a parent in an interview from years back.

'Of course,' said Jolie, who then added: 'We will always be a family. Always.'

Jolie, 41, filed for divorce citing the 'health' of her family back in September after Pitt and oldest son Maddox were involved in some sort of skirmish on the family's private plane.

The incident was later investigated by the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services, who determined there was no reason to press any charges or keep Pitt from seeing his children.

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Opening up: Angelina Jolie was asked in a new interview (above) if she still believed Brad Pitt was a 'wonderful' father despite filing for divorce

Moving forward: The actress said 'of course' Pitt was a wonderful father before adding that she, her ex and their six children will 'always be a family'

Jolie also got emotional at one point when asked about the health of her family in the five months since she made the decision to file for divorce.

'We are ... we are focusing on the health of our family. And so we will be [healthier],' said Jolie.

'We will be stronger when we come out of this, because that's what we're determined to do. '

Jolie spent part of the interview speaking about her six children with Pitt, including son Maddox who was adopted from Cambodia, the country where she filmed her new movie.

The film, which Jolie directed, is about the 1.7million Cambodians who are believed to have been killed under the Khmer Rogue and Pol Pot, the leader of the country's Communist party.

Some believe as many as 3million may have been killed under the dictatorship, which came to power in 1963 and committed mass genocide a decade later.

Close to a quarter of the population died, and as Jolie explained everyone in the country was affected as a result.

That is why she wanted to work with Maddox on the picture.

'I don’t know much of my child’s birth parents but I believe they would have gone through this war,' said Jolie.

'I wanted to understand him and his culture in a deeper way and I wanted to bring this story to this country in their language.'

And Maddox was with her every step of the way she told Stephanopoulos.

'I talked to Maddox about this film and about doing it, and it was him in the final hour who said he was ready, and that he wanted to understand more, and that he wanted to work on it, and he wanted me to make it,' said Jolie.

'Being with him on set and studying the history of this country with him and being with his people was extraordinary.'

She also added that her son Pax worked on the film as well doing the 'still photography.'

Back in the day: Jolie said that she is still 'determined' to make her family 'healthier' after deciding to file for divorce back in September (family above in June 2015)

Big day: Maddox, 15, is the couple's oldest child and was adopted from Cambodia, the setting of Jolie's new film 'First They Killed My Father' (Jolie at the premiere with Shiloh and Maddox)

Jolie spoke earlier in the interview about what an 'honor' it was to not only be let into the country to film, but also to tell the history of the Cambodian people.

On that note she was asked about refugees, and her opinion of allowing them into our country in the wake of Trump's immigrant ban, which he may reinstate under new guidelines in the near future.

'Who are we? We are people as Americans who represent the world and we have to understand who these people are we're speaking of,' said Jolie.

'And we have to remain tolerant and open and base our policies on facts and civil rights and human rights.'

She then spoke about Loung Ung, the Cambodian human rights activist who wrote the screenplay and was just 5-years-old when she was forced to flee her village because of the Khmer Rogue.

'She is a proud american citizen who has contributed, who makes our country better by her existence and her citizenship,' said Jolie of Ung, who came over to the United States as child.

Jolie later said of the immigrant ban: 'To use fear tactics and summarize groups of people based on their backgrounds based on their religion and to accuse them all of being people we should be afraid of is policy based on fear and is not nearly close to the reality of what is happening and who these people are.'

On a lighter note, Jolie was also asked if she thought Pax and Maddox might be entering the film world after their experience on set.

'I don't know. I think they would probably rather be musicians. I don't know how they feel about film,' said Jolie.

'I think they like the adventure of the crew and they like to be in the thick of it.'

Eat up: Jolie (above eating a scorpion) also spoke about her children's love of bugs in the interview

Snack: Jolie said her daughter Shiloh (seen above last week) 'loves a tarantula, loves a bug'

And she also spoke about her children's love of bugs, specifically Shiloh who 'loves a tarantula.'

Jolie said she is currently learning to cook bugs with more 'flair' for the children.

On Saturday, Jolie made her first official appearance in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for the premiere of First They Killed My Father.

She was joined by her children Maddox, 15, Pax, 13, Zahara, 12, Shiloh, 10 and eight-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne.

Maddox was adopted in 2002 from an orphanage in Cambodia, where Jolie filmed the Tomb Raider movie.

In an interview before the film's premiere last week, Jolie said: 'We’ve been coming back and forth for 17 years, it feels like a second home to me. The children have close ties to the children here, many of them are their best friends.

She then added: 'Maddox is happy to be back in his country.'