Brad Pitt Does ‘Rolling Stone’ Magazine
Brad Pitt is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Rolling Stone magazine wherein he talks about his upcoming new movie The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (natch), the Obama victory and a few personal things on the homefront. I’m kinda bothered that he likes to call Angelina “Angie” … she does not strike me as an “Angie” but more like an “Ange” … but I digress. Here is Brad’s RS coverphoto and a portion of this interview:
Brad Pitt’s priorities have changed, in more ways than one. “I have this fantasy of my older days, painting or sculpting or making things,” the actor tells Rolling Stone’s next issue, out Friday. “But right now, it’s about getting the work done and getting home to family. I have an adventure every morning getting up.” Pitt, 44, has six children with partner Angelina Jolie. His fantasy drama, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, opens Dec. 25. Making the film made Pitt think about his own mortality. “Angie and I do not fight anymore,” he tells RS. “What occurred to me on this film, and also with the passing of her mother (actress Marcheline Bertrand in 2007), is that there’s going to come a time when I’m not going to get to be with this person anymore. I’m not going to get to be with my children anymore. … And so, if we have a flare-up, it evaporates now.” He adds, “I don’t want to waste time being angry at someone I love.” And he is defensive about Jolie. When asked about a recent New York Times story critical about her relationship with the press, he responds, “It sounded to me like the story made Angie out to be manipulative in some way. … She is savvy. But one of the things I’m most proud of is that not only did these guys who follow us and make our lives miserable and get in my kids’ faces, not only did they not get the money, but it went to people who really need it.” People and Hello! magazines paid millions to charity for exclusive photos of the Jolie-Pitts after the twins’ births. “When it came to the birth of our children, a huge bounty was placed on their heads. And people were going to go to incredible lengths to get it.” And so he credits Jolie’s method of handling publicity about the family. It comes as no surprise, then, that his favorite Jolie film is 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith, in which he co-starred. Why? “Because you know … six kids. Because I fell in love.”
Awww … so cute. Still, I can’t help but ONLY think about how Brad and Ange were cheating together while they made Mr. & Mrs. Smith (which I don’t find romantic at all) but … that is SO water under the bridge. After the jump, check out one more photo from Brad’s Rolling Stone magazine spread and find out what he has to say about being in Grant Park in Chicago, IL on Election Night …
Where were you on election night?
Chicago. I went down to Grant Park, because I was doing Oprah the next day. I walked home from the park to the hotel, which was a half-hour walk. And I could walk freely — no one was interested in me at that point. People were weeping and hugging. The sense of elation in the streets — it was great. That was such a turnaround for us. We captured the original definition of America again.
I’m sorry … I love me some Barack Obama but I think I would’ve been a bit interested if I ran into Brad Pitt roaming the streets of Chicago. In any event, this interview with RS sounds kinda sorta interesting. I might have to pick it up when it hits newsstands on Friday.
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December 10th, 2008 at 11:32 am
It’s almost like he’s trying to make himself as unattractive as possible so he can be taken as a serious dad and not a sex symbol… Whatev… he lost his looks when Angelina sank her hooks into him and turned him into a baby making machine… And when she’s done with him the only good thing he’ll have to show for it is the children… And he lost his charm when he cheated on Jennifer Aniston… TEAM ANISTON!!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:33 am
People fall in love.. and it’s not always planned. Say what you guys will but love is love.If they were meant to be together it doesn’t matter who was dating or married to whom… love prevails.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:34 am
I’m sorry but this moustache is hideous.:(
December 10th, 2008 at 11:36 am
I agree Nickki, but you know, when you get married, you promise something. And you should talk about the problems with your partner and not cheat. Am I right?
December 10th, 2008 at 11:37 am
Yuck terrible picture of him. And why do Angelina and Brad feel the need to publicly rub in Jennifer’s face the fact that they fell in love while filming Mr. & Mrs. Smith? No matter how long it’s been since her and Brad broke up, that still has to hurt to hear/see.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:38 am
Yeah I agree. But I don’t think that they ever actually (physically) cheated… am I wrong? You can’t tell your heart what to feel.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Nickki, I think you’re sweetly naive if you believe there was no physical cheating involved on the set of Mr and Mrs Smith. Yes, I think you’re wrong.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:46 am
Well Laura… I may be “sweetly naive” if that’s what you’d like to call me but I just don’t think it occured. and until there is proof I’ll go on believing that. There is such a thing as falling in love but not sleeping with a person….. Believe what you will…
December 10th, 2008 at 11:47 am
“fell in love..”? Jennifer is going to flip! lol
December 10th, 2008 at 11:48 am
They are both disgusting and I would not pay one dime to see a movie they made! We all have temptaions in life and you really show your character in a situation like this. They deserve each other!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Ok I believe that emotional cheating is just as bad if not worse than physical cheating. there is no need for it. if you are not happy say something and figure out if you are staying together or not before you do any sort of cheating.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:52 am
I guess I still believe in the promise that is made through marriage… in the commitment that ought to be honored between two people. As much as it may be water under the bridge, I don’t condone what Mr. Pitt and Ms. Jolie did. And my goodness, I agree with other readers… I would not want to be Jennifer Aniston and read that statement…
December 10th, 2008 at 11:54 am
HIS MUSTACHE IS HIDEOUS!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Cheating is Cheating. Emotional cheating is way worse. Nice values to teach all your children. That said, I would be okay if he cheated on Angie with me:)!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 11:58 am
Ill definitely have to buy it, and look at those blue eyes…
December 10th, 2008 at 12:09 pm
They have plenty of values to pass to “all their children”… respect, Generosity , acceptance, to name a few. Those kids are very lucky to have parents like them. NO MATTER HOW THEY MET
December 10th, 2008 at 12:11 pm
For as long as I can remember I’ve been a Brad Pitt fan, his acting has always been as suburb as his looks, he never disappointed. Until recently. Mr. & Mrs. Smith was the worst thing that happened to him, or more “Angie” coming into his life was. Love is blind and in this case so is Brad. I mean look at that mustache! Awful. However, I can’t wait for the new flick.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:14 pm
falling in love with someone else when you’re married isn’t cheating. the idea of “emotional affairs” are pretty ridiculous to me. you love whom you love, and you don’t always stay in love forever. things happen. unless they did something physical which, as someone already pointed out, we have no proof of, i can’t see that they did anything wrong. yes, brad left jennifer to be with angelina, but he DID divorce her. it’s not like balthazar getty and sienna miller. and while it may hurt jennifer to have been the one left, pain like that passes in time. i don’t see that they are rubbing it in her face by saying that they fell in love making mr and mrs smith anymore than by having kids or being seen in public together.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
UH OH TRENT, LOOKS LIKE YOU OPENED THAT CAN O WORMS!
December 10th, 2008 at 12:19 pm
I can’t stand him and Morticia Jolie.
Attention seeking scumbags, these two are the biggest media whores in the universe, they make me wanna barf.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
he is sooooooo creepy on the cover!!
December 10th, 2008 at 12:33 pm
I agree that people can fall in and out of love despite being married, but the right thing, nay the FAIR thing to do is to be honest with your spouse about not being in love with them anymore. Yes, that is probably the worst, most uncomfortable and emotionally draining conversation ever, but it’s still the right thing to do.
In my opinion cheating (physically or emotionally) is cowardly, and shows a real lack of self-esteem and character.
I would wager that Brad knew for a while that he was no longer in love with Jen, but did nothing about it. Then Angie came along and he finally found the “motivation” to end his marriage. I just think that what he did was unfair and cruel.
December 10th, 2008 at 12:34 pm
And that mustache is the worst!
December 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
Trent, she has always been Angie! That is what her dad (when they were speaking) always said, and what Billy Bob always said
December 10th, 2008 at 12:38 pm
actually, I’ll bet celebs would be surprised how few people cared about them. It’s only because they have entourages and tip off the paps and make a general big deal that anyone notices.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:01 pm
I agree with Nickki… he fell in love and you definitely don’t chose who you fall in love with (otherwise I would have made different choices in the past hahaha) what was he suppose to do? Stay with Jen and be miserable? If it was a movie you were watching you would think that it was oh so romantic that they fell in love in the set of their movie and you would think of brad as the tortured soul stuck in a marriage that is not working. I’m glad they found each other and were exactly what they both needed.
I dont mind Jen, though I don’t like the way she plays the part of the victim in this whole thing.. takes two to tango, but if she was such a great catch and Brad did an awful thing letting her go, why is she still single?? She actually said once the first year of marriage was really hard cos she was going through stuff with her mom and brad had to put up with all that shit and so on… maybe she was too much of a drama queen. Like Rachel maybe? High maintance drama queen.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:04 pm
Pam. Thank you! I totally agree! at least someone sees it like I do
December 10th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
falling in love is not always cheating.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:51 pm
“The only thing he’ll have to show for is his children?” Because children are a consolation prize compared to good looks? Wow, Jay.
I find it wildly inappropriate that he gushes about Mr. and Mrs Smith because it’s the film where he fell in love. And it’s also the film that helped dissolve his first marriage.
You can’t help who you fall in love with. But sorry romantics, but love isn’t at first sight. You get to know someone, you develop intimacy with that person, and consequentially fall in love.
It was inappropriate for Brad Pitt to pursue anything with another woman while married, and it was inappropriate for Angelina to pursue anything with a married man.
December 10th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
Jen isnt a drama queen..shes laid back and still doing her thing in california, where as morticia (i loved who ever put that before) drags brad and their traveling circus all over the place. If they “fell in love’ on the set on mr. and mrs. smith why cant they keep that to themselves instead of telling every media outlet possible?? She drove away brads family, and friends. “Angie” is to Brad what Spencer is to Heidi…
December 10th, 2008 at 2:04 pm
Jen Aniston is a classy lady, she’s fun, goodlooking, laid back and someone who most women would love to have as a friend.
how many friends does Morticia have?
apart from Brad, none.
I can’t stand him or her, they make me so angry with their hollier than thou shit.
they are BORRRRRRRRINGGGGGGGGG.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:33 pm
I do not understand why it is such a big deal for Brad and Aniston’s marriage to have dissolved, it regular folk all the time! Their relationship is not divorce proof because they are celebrities with tons of money, if anything it makes it more volatile and less real. Perhaps, where Brad went wrong was marrying Jen to begin with!
December 10th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
That mustache is freaking me out.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:34 pm
* “It happens to regular folk all the time!”
December 10th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
That’s true, you can’t choose who you fall in love with. And after they rack up about 10 kids and Brad falls in love with another actress during his next movie let’s all remember that.
December 10th, 2008 at 2:59 pm
That porn stache needs to go…I felt like I was gonna vomit for a second when I saw the cover pic
December 10th, 2008 at 3:11 pm
You people act like Brad broke up with you personally. Maybe it wasn’t the most considerate move to date/have romantic feelings for Angelina while he was still married to Jenn, but if they were really still in love and working on improving their marriage, then wouldn’t they be together now? Angelina might have influenced Brad, but at the end of the day, they are all thinking, free minded adults and made decisions based on what was best for them. Obviously Jenn has moved on to John Mayer and it seems like that relationship is working out for her. No need to hate on either party anymore.
Team Anistolie Pitt-Mayer!
December 10th, 2008 at 3:17 pm
I agree with Nickki and Pam. You really can’t choose who you fall in love with. You also can’t help that two people end up growing apart. How do we all know that the marriage wasn’t rocky? I can tell you how we don’t: magizines know they won’t sell as much. Would you really feel so angry about it if it wasn’t working out and then Brad and Angelina got together? Probably not. Media likes everything to be dramatic.
“Media whores”? Really? How so? Is it really their fault people are willing to pay a ton for their pics so the paps stalk them? I doubt it.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:00 pm
water under the bridge my ass. YOU DON’T CHEAT ON A SPOUSE AND IF YOU DO, GET READY TO PAY FOR IT FOR A LONG TIME!
if you fall in love with someone…that means you’ve been doin shit for a long time before to get to the point of LOVE.
These people going “love is love” have never been in love and are probably little tweens who gush over angelina and her big chapped lips.
I’m waiting for when they split up and have to deal with their gigantic dysfunctional family….It’ll be bigger than K fed and B nasty YALL!!!!
December 10th, 2008 at 5:05 pm
how come it’s ok for men to have wrinkles on their forehead and be on the cover of a magazine but not women? not fair!
December 10th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
And Angie is giving her father shit for cheating on her mother?
And Angie said she could never be with a married man and till be able to look at herself on the mirror?
Boy oh boy. Maybe the Brangelina household has got NO MIRRORS.
hypocrites.
December 10th, 2008 at 5:50 pm
lose the nasty stache already. blech. i could care less about his personal life, but i hate seeing his molester stache. it is not even good enough to qualify for porn status.
December 10th, 2008 at 6:46 pm
You guys are really funny…it’s none of anyone’s business when Brad decide to leave Jen..Oh come on, when he ditched Gwyneth, why no one makes any noise? It’s WRONG to cheat but unless you guys are Brad/Jen/Angeline themselves, i don’t think anyone is to judge what they do…And this happen ages ago, move on man…
December 10th, 2008 at 7:33 pm
Brad looks good regardless! People who are so critical of Angelina Jolie need to look at how Jennifer Aniston is whoring herself up waaaaaaaaay more now in an effort to keep up. (Re: GQ)
December 10th, 2008 at 7:34 pm
Not feeling the stache
December 10th, 2008 at 8:40 pm
He looks nasty and is nasty! Cheating jerk – marriage vows are important and it seems like people care less and less about the sanctity of marriage .. it’s a shame. He is a jerk. I will never like them as a couple and karma is gonna get those punks! :)
December 10th, 2008 at 9:58 pm
Doesn’t it EVER occurred to you guys that it takes 2 hands to clap?
It’s unfair to always blame Brad Pitt for the failure of the marriage and portrays Jennifer Aniston as the victim. When a marriage fails, both parties share the blame. We don’t know the whole goddamn picture. I am not a friend of Brad and Jennifer and hey, neither are you.
So who are we to judge and criticize their every moves and actions? We don’t even know what is the real deal.
December 10th, 2008 at 10:03 pm
It sounds like the mag may have misquoted Brad… he may have made the statement about 6 kids and falling in love in a completely different context to saying that he likes the movie.
Anyway, leave them alone. They are both trying to make the world a better place, which is more than I can say for most celebs.
December 10th, 2008 at 10:47 pm
CHEATER
December 10th, 2008 at 10:48 pm
What about “that came after Larry”? Finally they both admitted they had an affair, those 2 liars.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:37 pm
Yea that is not a good look for him. Least jennifer has some one younger and hotter. He has to know jen commented about the fact that Jolie said they fell in love on mr. and mrs. smith, and he has to go saying it again.
December 10th, 2008 at 11:38 pm
holy shit he looks so creepy… that cover photo would NOT want me to buy a copy of that issue… what were the magazine execs thinking???
merely having brad pitt’s face on your magazine will NOT sell copies anymore! he’s dried.. worn out… ugly.. and in need of more of that botox he uses
December 10th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
Remember Ange said she would never have an affair because her father did that to her mother – then later she admitted to falling in love on Mr & Mrs Smith and how she couldn’t wait to go to work … They are LIARS! …. If they would just admit to having an affair and getting it on – perhaps we could all move on!
December 11th, 2008 at 1:52 am
I’m not getting in on the Jolie-Pitt-Aniston drama. Brad’s definitely aged a lot in the past year. That cover picture makes him look at LEAST 50, not 44. I can totally picture him looking like Mr. Lodge from Archie Comics in another year of so, if he keeps the stache.
December 11th, 2008 at 5:40 am
God I hate that porn-stache
December 11th, 2008 at 7:40 am
It’s so funny how much effort people put into talking about celebrities, people they don’t even know. NOBODY knows the story among Brad, Angelina and Jennifer. NOBODY. Assume all you want, but I think you sound pretty ridic. It’s as though you are in high school gossiping about everyone. Why waste your time on something that you know nothing about? It’s so funny to me how angry it makes people. Take a breath and RELAX.
December 11th, 2008 at 8:19 am
I just saw the pic of Jen on the cover of GQ, and I gotta say-after seeing how Brad looks now, I think Jen got the best end of the deal.
December 11th, 2008 at 10:34 am
I LOVE them together and think they’ll be together forever – it takes 2 to tango and he wanted her BAD – who wouldn’t !
I’m SO sick of Maniston, get over it already.
TEAM JOLIE-PITT
December 11th, 2008 at 11:16 am
I don’t like the name “Angie” either. Blech, eww.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:36 am
Ok people, I’m not exactly fond of Jen,there’s something about her that irks me for some reason, but I do feel the need to say something about this situation. I’m so tired of everybody going on about Jen being the victim. Brad and Ang say something hurtful and unnecesary,Jen gets asked about it,she comments on it, and the all we hear about is how Jen’s playing the victim and dragging it on. Now, that’s not fair to her. As for them, i don’t like them either. they claim to have fallen in love during filming, but yet he didn’t leave Jen till the next year. There’s nothng anyone can say to make me believe they weren’t sneaking around during that time. He stayed in a marraige that wasn’t working out for way longer than necesary. That makes him a coward. She messed around with a married man. That makes her a whore.For years they both claimed that they didn’t fall in love until after the break-up, but now both are saying they fell in love during filming. That makes them both liars. I don’t care how many poor orphans they adopt or how much money they drop on Africa and New Olreans(while it is great they’re so generous don’t get me wrong), nothing they do will change my opinions of them. You can’t buy respect or your way into heaven.
December 11th, 2008 at 3:25 pm
like fucking HELL its water under the bridge… their high fucking pedestal and egos make me want to vomit everywhere… i’m so sick of seeing them on your blog… LOVE you… but HATE them…
December 11th, 2008 at 8:04 pm
liz Says:
December 10th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
And Angie is giving her father shit for cheating on her mother?
And Angie said she could never be with a married man and till be able to look at herself on the mirror?
Boy oh boy. Maybe the Brangelina household has got NO MIRRORS.
hypocrites.
love it..you get a clap!!!!
December 11th, 2008 at 8:38 pm
First of all, I’m sick of everyone screaming team Maniston or team Brangelina. What Brad and Angelina did was wrong no matter how you dice it. Period. Secondly there shouldn’t actually BE teams because we are not in middle school (at least I’m not).
If you think otherwise then good luck to you when a couple years down the road your husband or wife comes home from work one day and says I fell in love with my co-worker. PLEASE tell me you are going to say “Oh well the heart wants what it wants. Bye Honey you two look really hot together!” Because I’m sure that’s going to happen. And when you see them walking down the street with your ex’s hand on her/his ass with their new baby, I’m sure you will squeal “That is the cutest baby in the world.”
These are not characters. They are all real people with real emotions who are involved in this and I think some have a tendency to treat every article or picture like a new episode on a soap opera.
As for Brad, well, lets just say his face has seen better days and those days were pre-Angelina. I’m not saying it’s her fault, nor am I taking sides. I’m just saying, I believe in karma.
December 11th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
she has always said she dislikes her full name and that everyone calls her angie.
December 12th, 2008 at 12:20 pm
Brad Pitt should not have facial hair ever!
December 13th, 2008 at 9:06 pm
Brad Pitt looks HORRIDBLE. shave it off Brad!
January 1st, 2009 at 8:56 am
They (Brangelina),fell in love, he was married, he left his then (wife) Jennifer and went on to be (happier) with Angelina. HAPPENS ALL THE TIME IN THE REAL WORLD AND NO ONE CARES. Jennifer is a sexy, smart woman with a sucessful career, substantial wealth and new boyfriend. Hardly the victim. Noe one knows what goes on behind closed doors, Jennifer & Brad obviously weren’t as happy as she’d like everyone to believe. Otherwise, NOTHING Angelina tempted him with would’ve made any difference. If Jennifer would embrace 2009 instead of living in self-pity from 2004, she’d probably have a family on her own as well.