Brad Pitt "I Know" Huge Family With Angelina "Seems Extreme"
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When it comes to family, bigger is better for Brad Pitt.
Now 47, the actor didn't have any kids several years ago; now he has six (three adopted, three biological) with love Angelina Jolie.
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"I know it seems extreme from the outside, but I've always kind of operated this way," Pitt told the Associated Press in an interview at the Cannes Film Festival, where he's promoting his film Tree of Life. "When I know, I know, and why mess around?"
Although Pitt himself didn't have a particularly large family growing up, he was inspired by a close pal. "I had a friend who had a big family when I was a kid," he explained. "I just loved the chaos around the breakfast table and the fighting and the ribbing, and the mom making pancakes for everyone or the dad making pancakes," added the father to Maddox, 8, Pax, 7, Zahara, 6, Shiloh, 4, and twins Knox and Vivienne, 2.
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"I just decided then if I was ever going to do it -- this left some indelible mark on me -- if I was ever going to do it, that's the way I was going to do it."
Indeed, Pitt added that "breakfast is my specialty" in the household, and loves inspiring his own "chaos around the breakfast table."
As he's said in previous interviews, fatherhood has changed the way he selects his film roles.
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"I think my focus before was more irreverence, by nature," the Oscar nominee noted. "I'm a dad now. It's more important to me that if I'm going to do the film, there's something I can bring to it, it's not generic. And most of all, I'm painfully aware that my kids are going to see these when they're older, and I want them to understand something about their dad, and I want them to be proud of their dad."
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What about a future collaboration with love Jolie, 35, whom he famously met on the set of the 2005 flick Mr. and Mrs. Smith (while he was still married to Jennifer Aniston).
"We're not ones to repeat ourselves, but we'd like to, because right now, we're hopscotching with films so one can be with the kids and one's free to work," Pitt explained of reteaming with Jolie. "And why aren't we doing them together? Why aren't we doing everything together?"
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15The guy said and if you read it properly, it's the concept of having a big family and the craziness at breakfast with "the mom" making pancakes so hence, he didn't say angelina or him. Point is he loves his family so who the hell cares how he runs his life. Nobody's family is perfect. I personally support them all the darn way. xoxo ( no one tells you guys how to live your lives)
As long as these children are in a happy home clothed and fed what is the big deal. That is a good thing in my eyes.
what is the hate about these two? so he's happy, loves his family and is a good dad. he's grateful to have a large family and so is she. sounds like they have a great relationship & a happy family.
The more this jerk talks the worse he sounds. What a jerk..funny last year he said Angelina never cooks, or he, and each child has their own nannie at breakfast. He better lay off the pot and booze. What a jerk. He's becoming as big a fake has his baby momma. Old Hippies describes them well.
So him & Angelina make the kids pancakes & all have breakfast together?! Riiiiight. Lol.
SEEMS extreme. Six kids in 6 years..5 in the first 3 years of your relationship. Both have careers that take them all over the globe..separately. I'd say extreme.
What whack jobs these two are. I wish they'd go home to France and stay there. Brad was receiving Boos at the Cannes premier of his movies. He is not as hot as he thinks he is.
Sloppy looking bunch. Then stay home with your kids Brad. They spend too much time in hotel rooms and airplanes. You, and your baby momma are so self centered.
What a bunch of crap. He is such a loser, and deserves the skank he's with. He's a cheater, a liar, and a piece of garbage, The more he talks the worse he sounds. I saw an interview the other night, and this man is soooo full of himself it's nauseating. Anyone can be happy if they're never together.
I think they have the perfect mix of complete insanity and order. They have so many siblings to fall back on, they have a close tribe like humans used to, and still crave to have. More than criticize them, I applaud them for giving their kids the kind of life that they have.
To Jennifer Sell Plourde_ Ummm, Pitt and Jolie's movies have done extremely well since Mr and Mrs Smith. What character are you talking about? The man left a bad marriage, get over it. They're happy. As far as you not "buying" him making breakfast? who cares? he's not selling anything. This man has no reason to lie, you dont live with them, you dont know anything about them. Quit being a bitter hag..geesh.
I'm not getting the poor pitiful me from Brad's statement, he just seemed to enjoy all the activity that came with being around a big family. Brad said he wanted about 7 kids when he was still with his ex in an interview, Diane Sawyer showed the clip to Jennifer, and she said he would be lucky if got two. This was well before Angelina, so they were never compatible and that's just the way it is. I will never understand all this anger over a marriage that ended years ago and there weren't even any kids involved.
He is looking for some sympathy and is playing on the rumor that people seem to believe about Jennifer not wanting kids when they were together BECAUSE he and Angelina aren't doing well at the box office with their movies since Mr. and Mrs. Smith and that was just because people wanted to see the "chemistry". Now that their true characters have been revealed, nobody cares. And I'm not buying the making breakfast thing either. The last time Angelina was asked what they had for breakfast, she answered "cereal" in an uncertain voice. She professes not to cook so if anybody is making pancakes, it must be him and I'll bet those instances are few and far between.
is just me or is he trying to pull a "poor pitiful me" childhood, WHATEVER, but i did like the line "when i know i know why mess around"
is it just me but is he trying to say he had a "poor pitiful me" childhood, WHATEVER but i did like the line "when i know i know why mess around" ha ha ha