United Kingdom, Feb. 11 -- Angelina Jolie loves her double mastectomy "scars" because they show she has "lived a full life".

The 50-year-old actress - who underwent a double mastectomy in 2013 after doctors discovered she had a gene known as BRCA1 that increases the risk of breast and ovarian cancer - explained she likes having scars on her body as she believes they tell an honest story of her life.

Speaking with France Inter, Angelina said: "I've always been someone more interested in the scars and the life that people carry.

"I'm not drawn to some perfect idea of a life that has no scars."

The Maleficent star - who has Maddox, 24, Pax, 22, Zahara, 21, Shiloh, 19, as well as twins Knox and Vivienne, both 17, with her ex Brad Pitt - a...