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This new Brad Pitt interview seems legitimate, most likely as part of the upcoming promotion for Inglourious Basterds. Brad sat down with Bild, a German publication, for a short-but-sweet take on all things. In the introduction, the interviewer claims that he and Brad caught up “in a tucked-away Hotel bar in southern France guarded by two bodyguards in Hawaiian shirts.” So most likely this interview was conducted while Brad was at the Cannes Film Festival. They talk religion, family, bikes, beer, and jewelry. Just two guys, sitting around, chatting about rings, really. So manly. The full interview is here, but here’s an extensive excerpt:
Brad Pitt: “You brew good beer in Germany.” He laughs. “My sunglasses are good for hiding puffy eyes after drinking.”
BILD: How would you rate your film if you were a critic?
Brad Pitt: “Lots of fun! I’m happy with it, because all the actors are great. Each one is a mini star!”
BILD: What does your wife Angelina Jolie think?
Brad Pitt: “She really likes it. She laughed a lot.”
BILD: You play an American soldier who scalps Nazi’s in a hit team and finally kills Hitler.
Brad Pitt: “Yes there’s a lot going on in the movie, we had lots of fun. You have some great actors in Germany.”
BILD: Who is the real Brad Pitt?
Brad Pitt: He is sitting right in front of you. There’s nothing else.
BILD: Are you still a big kid?
Brad Pitt: “No I’m not a kid anymore – I have six children.” Maddox (7), Pax (5), Zahara (4), Shiloh (3), and the twins Vivien & Knox (1).
BILD: Have you found happiness in life?
Brad Pitt (nodding): Hm – yes. I am on the path I want to be on.”
BILD: Do you believe in God?
Brad Pitt (smiling): “No, no, no!”
BILD: Is your soul spiritual?
Brad Pitt: “No, no, no! I’m probably 20 per cent atheist and 80 per cent agnostic. I don’t think anyone really knows. You’ll either find out or not when you get there, until then there’s no point thinking about it.
BILD: Are you scared of ageing?
Brad Pitt (smirking): The grey hairs on his beard glisten: “No I like it. I think it’s good.”
BILD: What is your typical day as a dad?
Brad Pitt: “I get going early, make breakfast, get the kids dressed, brush their teeth and take them to school. Angelina is working at the moment. We take turns.”
BILD: Angelina told me once about your giant bed where all eight of you snuggle up?
Brad Pitt: “Yes we have a 3 metre wide bed, but even that isn’t big enough. They all come crawling in in the morning. It’s just about surviving! We all have sleep deprivation.”
BILD: Do you find the time to make love?
Brad Pitt (looks puzzled): What?
BILD: Is it sometimes just the two of you?
Brad Pitt: “Yes we make time for ourselves. It’s very important for every relationship.”
BILD: How? Do you fly off somewhere?
Brad Pitt: “That’s a trade secret!”
BILD: Your answers are very short and quick.
Brad Pitt (beaming): “Ha! I’m a father of six. You have to be quick and focused.”
BILD: What car do you drive?
Brad Pitt: I’m not a car person. I like motorbikes.”
BILD: How many motorbikes do you have?
Brad Pitt: “Sorry, but I’ve got a problem with that one”. He smiles sheepishly.
BILD: Why? Too many?
Brad Pitt: “Yeah! To be honest I don’t know how many I have.“
BILD: Has money changed you?
Brad Pitt: “It makes everything easier, but money can also be a burden.“
BILD: Do your rings have a story?
Brad Pitt: “No I just like them.“
BILD: And your watch?
Brad Pitt (checks): “Yes, a Rolex.“
BILD: Your necklace?
Brad Pitt: “From my girl.“
BILD: What is your most important possession?
Brad Pitt: “My family - and yes a couple of my motorbikes.
His laugh fills the bar.
[From Bild]
Oh my God, Brad Pitt thinks of Angelina and the kids as “possessions”! Gasp. I found a few points of the interview interesting - first, the German beer thing. CB always says the beer is better in Germany, but I kind of wish Brad would just shut up about it. All of the beer talk makes him look like a lush. Second, Brad says his necklace is “from my girl”. Back in May, the necklace Brad was wearing became a centerpiece of an In Touch cover story - allegedly, Jennifer gave him an antique pendant or something. So is Brad’s “girl” Jennifer or Angelina? I have a guess, but it’s probably not the same guess as the tabloids will have.
In other Jolie-Pitt news, Life & Style has yet another story up about how the twins might be sick. As far as my memory goes back, there are always health rumors about the kids and about Angelina. Nothing I’ve seen indicates any of them are anything but sleep deprived, so whatever. The new twist is that L&S has a “eyewitness” who saw Angelina and the twins at the pediatrician’s office. The eyewitness says that Angelina said they were there for the twins’ 1-year checkup. Point: If the twins are really sick, wouldn’t they be in and out of doctor’s offices all the time? There would no need for a “one-year checkup. The eyewitness also says, “Angelina was holding the twins pretty tightly… but they looked like regular little babies.” Probably because they are.
Written by Kaiser
Posted in Angelina Jolie, Babies, Brad Pitt, Health, Sex
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35 Responses to “Brad Pitt’s sexy time is a “trade secret”; Jolie-Pitt twins are “normal””
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i found that interview pretty awkward??
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Appeared more human than staged, less defensive than usual. Just another average guy.
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Belgian beer is best.
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It seems like Brad is more open in interviews for foreign press and foreign publications.
I’m just comparing his more recent red carpet appearances and interviews in America, which have been very uncomfortable. Like with Ann Curry, Brad seemed on edge, hesitant with answers, and flat out refusing to answer certain questions.
Maybe the international press is kinder to the Jolie-Pitts.
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The interview was translated from German apparently the german word for girl and missus is the same. Translated interviews are always awkward. Its interesting that lies and style printed the twins are normal since two weeks agothey were too fragile to leave the house, allergic to everything but air, can’t hold down food. I wonder why the doctor didn’t make a house call for these fragile,sickly babies(sarcasm)
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That’s because Ann Curry clearly over-stepped her bounds as a journalist. She acted like a love-struck teenage groupie, moving further and further into his personal space and finally touching him. I’m a publicist and if BP was my client I would have said something to Curry.
He was not best pleased, it was very uncomfortable to watch and I don’t blame him for behaving a bit guarded. She should have been reprimanded by the network. Perhaps her punishment will be no further interviews from the Pitt-Jolies (Jolie-Pitts?).
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I don’t find the interview awkward at all. I also don’t think that Brad Pitt thinks that his family is his “possesion”. He just took the question as “what’s the most important thing to you?”
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I can’t imagine how much (more than there already is) fanfiction is going to come out from all of this.
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woow i love him!!
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Those Germans do ask the most ‘in your face’ questions?
I am not sure why he bothered giving them an interview.
They are not his audience and won’t watch his movie, not to mention that many of them might not love the idea that he made a film about killing Germans. -
The only interview that I thought Brad was uncomfortable was with Ann Curry. Most likey because she was really gushing and touchy, feely. Usually when an interview is translated from one language into another some words/phrases loses it meaning. I know people are going to say that the necklace is from Aniston. If that was true why isn’t he with Jennifer? Why is she dating other men?
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So he doesn’t believe in God! Right now things are “good.” Wait until he needs someone……….and he will. We all do. Not pushing religion but his statement was so self righteous. But then his relationship, I believe, is ultimately a sham. Just not normal.
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#11 — uh, the movie’s about killing nazis — big difference. i suspect the germans are knowledgeable enough about their past history and can make the distinction.
saving private ryan grossed $28m in germany; the second highest of the foreign market.
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NJMDPS: How is NOT beleiving in God “self-righteous”? There are billions of Budhists who don’t share your beliefs. Pitt was just being honest about his beliefs and not pushing them on anyone. YOU are the one who is self-righteous, judging others by saying he’s “NOT NORMAL.” You want to see “self-righteous”? Look in the mirror.
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I just get the feeling that he tries too hard to not be mainstream. Everything he says seems, to me, not genuine. But that is just me.
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What a ___! Ditto! And not everyone needs a “god” when things get tough. Some people don’t even think about it. Just sayin’.
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I like the interview. I think he is just aware that everything he says will be analyzed to the ump degree. So I can see why he is more guarded then most. But it is obvious that he loves Angie and his kids.. good for him.. Everyone deserves to have happiness. I read the Wired “interview” which was not an interveiw.. it was really funny.. seriously.. seriously…
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yea,well you can also have a spiritual soul and not believe in god,too….
sacred is not necessarily ‘god’ in the popular sense of the word. or the idea that there is something more than the physical [ie,the spirit/esprit],has really nothing to do with religion.
but whatever;he answered the question they way he thought it was asked/he wanted to.
i’m glad we don’t see the twins-far healthier for them to spend their early months/year out of the camera’s eye. -
Brad should be wearing full leathers, gloves, boots, and a full faced helmet. If he is riding around bare armed like this, he is a fool. He is being cocky thinking he won’t get in an accident. Road rash is no fun. Prevention goes a long way. Hope Brad smartens up in his habits.
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I think there is something strange about the way he always gives at least one or two responses stating he has six children… SIX children in every interview. is there something behind that… I don’t think there’s any other celebrity who continously repeats the number of children they have in almost every interview.
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Love this family, Brad couldn’t be more proud. He seems to be so in love with Mrs Angelina Jolie-Pitt, it’s so obvious they are married. Brad isn’t going anywhere but home with his family.
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how can you be 20% atheist and 80% agnostic, but still say that you don’t believe in God and decisive about that.. doesn’t that make you atheist? Almost sounds like he can’t make up his mind.
i’d hazard a guess that he and Angelina don’t have to “fly off” to have privacy, nor do they have to lock the door or wait til everyone goes to bed with nannies and such.
As for the kids, kids are sick all the time. They pick their noses, they put things in their mouths, they play in the dirt. It’s no big deal.
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I’ve noticed that too, DD. In practically every interview I’ve seen or read, he at some point says “Well, I’ve got six kids” blah blah blah. Dude, seriously? WE KNOW. You put them on People magazine covers everytime a new one arrives.
I think he’s very much about his public image (as someone else said, he seems like he tries too hard) and the kids are a big part of that, so he always mentions them no matter what. I won’t knock a guy for loving his children and being a great dad with them, but it does bug me when a celeb pushes that part of their life into the public eye. Let the kids be kids, don’t make them into mini-celebrities any more than they already are.
I really can’t stand the tabloids speculating about the kids, especially their health. That’s just wrong, kids should be off limits. -
Not sure why the assumption that “his girl” is an adult girl. Why not Shiloh or Zahara? The pink necklace he wore for a while was definitely from “his girl” and if this interview was done when he took the trip to France (remember the quick trip to France he took alone - some thought it was to check on the mansion - he was wearing the pinke necklace then, good chance he could have done the interview then as well) it would make sense that the reporter asked about the necklace as he was wearing the pink knitted one.
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Ugh. VOMIT. Brad is SUCH a tool. What a jerk.
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He is a tool, awkward too. That interview with Oprah was cringe worthy. I guess we are back to ‘ my kids, my wife, love triangle for another three weeks’. He is dumb and rarely coherent. And he is a drunk. Mind you he needs it. Not when he is standed with a psycho with 6 kids.
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How eloquent ‘annonymous’. It always irks me when people spew vitriol and then don’t sign a name to it. You[’re making a statement, own it. :eyeroll:
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Are they still together??? Brad can be such a dope.
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Those Germans do ask the most ‘in your face’ questions?
I am not sure why he bothered giving them an interview.
They are not his audience and won’t watch his movie, not to mention that many of them might not love the idea that he made a film about killing Germans.
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This is the dumbest comment I ever read.Those germans? Those Americans! Brad Pitt has a huge fanbase in Germany and is treated much better here in Berlin. Maybe you Americans should learn not to act stupid if “celebrity” is concerned. A lot of your stars live and enjoy it here because we treat them like human beings.
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It may be that he wants people to know that he is the father of six and not only of the bio children since they are people who like to think that he is only a father to the bio ones while Jolie is the real one wanting the adopted ones….Maybe, he wants to emphasise the fact that he wanted the adopted ones as much.
There are still out there some people who perceive Brad as the pure Golden Boy and Jolie the exotic wich with the non white babies. For some people, the adopted children who happen to be non whites are still perceived as belonging to Jolie only, being her children more than Brad’s while the three bio blond ones belonging to Brad more….Maybe he is conscious about it and tend to emphasize his fatherhood on all children equally not only for the media, but for his children too…just saying.
I remembered at some point, Michelle Pfeiffer got sick of the questions related to her adopted african-american daugther. She was often asked why she chose an african-american child to adopt like it was a betrayal or something. She two often emphasized that she had two children and that her daughter was as much her child than her son.
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nnnn, that is crap, he knows that his fame and relevance is tied to those kids he collects. It is not rocket science really, just put down the cool aid will you. Brad and Angejo are not the saints you think they are whose motives are that pure. We all know they love fame and are narsissistic.
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He looks so pasty, he and Angie should fly away to a tropical island to get a sun tan. The comment that he doesn’t believe in God is really disappointing.
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@ kim (#6) - You raise an interesting point. I have a question about the translation…
Was the interview done in English, then translated to German for print, and then translated back? Because if that’s the case, we can’t really take any of it as quotes… that’s a recipe for ‘Broken Telephone’ if I ever heard one. But I didn’t think that Brad was fluent in German; at least, fluent enough to conduct an interview of this length. He may have some working knowledge of the language from spending time there, but I have my doubts that he is particularly eloquent in it. Any Brange-fans know? -
I can’t see Brad Pitt without laughing at Bruno calling him “Bradholf Pittler”.
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I think he looks really foxy on that motorcycle. YUM!
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