Eastwood: 'Jolie has most beautiful face'

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Clint Eastwood has claimed that Angelina Jolie's beauty can overshadow her acting talent.

The American actor and director has been working with Jolie on period drama Changeling, which premiered in New York at the weekend.

The 78-year-old said: "I've always admired her talent. She's somewhat hampered sometimes by having this gorgeous face, the most gorgeous face on the planet. She's on covers and all that stuff.

"But, she is a great talent, and it would be easy to overlook that, except after seeing this you realise that she is this great, talented person."

According to People, Eastwood said Jolie was always prepared and arrived on set ready to get to work.

The veteran star recently revealed that he has struggled to give up acting, despite vowing to retire several years ago.