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Date Posted: 15:19:22 08/05/09 Wed
Brad Pitt on Gay Marriage, Smoking Pot and 'Real Love'
by Parade.com
Wednesday August 05, 2009, 2:25 PM
In this weeks issue of PARADE, Brad Pitt talks about his decision to become a father, why he won't marry Angelina Jolie and the risks he'll take for love. Check out the excerpts below, then visit Parade.com on Friday (Aug. 7) for the full interview.
Wanting what's best for his children.
"Would it bother me if a child of mine turns out to be gay? No, not one bit. Listen, I want my kids to live the lives they want to live. I want them to be fulfilled. I hope I teach my kids to be who they really are."
Me: Ummm excuse me for saying this but, with the manner that they shuffle those children around, they aren't going to have a clue as to who they really are. Children need to discover themselves first, in a stable enviornment. He sure is defensive but to me that says it hits a nerve within him. Those children have been forced thus far to live the life that Brad and Angie want. Maybe he should get in touch with that reality.
Why he won't marry Angelina Jolie.
"I have love in my life, a soul mate--absolutely. When someone asked me why Angie and I don't get married, I replied, 'Maybe we'll get married when it's legal for everyone else.' I stand by that, although I took a lot of flak for saying it--hate mail from religious groups. I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I've had the privilege of seeing my gay friends being parents and watching their kids grow up in a loving environment."
Me: Hate mail from religious groups?? He obviously sees what he wants to see, or what fits best into his world of reality. *eyeroll* And how scary that Jolie is his soulmate, that is frightening all in itself.
See photos of happily unmarried Hollywood couples
Me: I would love to see who is on that list. *big eyes* Mystie, if you get Parade, make sure and let me know.
The right to love.
"Man, I resent people telling others how to live! It drives me mental! Just the other night, I heard this TV reverend say that Angie and I were setting a bad example because we were living out of wedlock, and people should not be duped by us! It made me laugh. What damn right does anyone have to tell someone else how to live if they're not hurting anyone? How many times do you think real love comes to someone in a lifetime? If you're lucky, maybe two or three."
Me: Real love comes ONCE, if you are lucky enough to find it. They aren't setting the example for anyone but their own children. If he believes he has found that in Jolie, I don't understand his quest to revolk marriage.
Knowing real love.
"Do you know how you tell real love? It's when someone else's interest trumps your own. I like to put it that way: trumps your own. Love of somebody else--of family, of your kids--becomes the most important, most worthwhile thing in your life. It's what you foster and protect. You have to recognize real love when it's there and know that in going after it there is always risk. To live with love, you have to chance losing it. That's also true when you decide to have kids. It's the risk you take for love."
Me: Is that Brad explaining his actions when he went after Jolie? It was a risk because he was married at the time.His love for her trumped his own. It is sweet in a way, but, I just don't trust Jolie at all. I feel like a Time Traveler because it is clear to me that she will hurt him. Like I have seen it with my own eyes. It is weird too!!
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Lessons learned.
"As I've gotten older I've become aware that time is fleeting. I don't want to waste whatever I have left. I want to spend it with the people I love, and I want to do things that really mean something."
Me: Just make sure someone has your back Brad! With the choice you have made for yourself, you will need it.
Admitting his fears.
"Angie's mom died a couple of years ago of cancer. I haven't had to face a lot of death. I'm untried in that way, and I don't know how I will deal with it. My real fear at this point is the safety and health of Angie and the kids. The fear of losing them is what keeps me up at night."
Me: He is holding on too tight and I feel sorry for him if something tragic does happen because he has no belief in God and that is what you need to find your way through it. If he had any belief from deep within himself, he wouldn't fear time at all. So very sad reading this interview from Brad. He is so defensive and that in itself speaks volumes about him.
Owning up to his biggest role.
"I don't know who or what is meant to be in my life, but this is certainly where I want to be. Here with them. I think this is the pinnacle. Even as I'm bound to this thing, in a way I'm freer than I've ever been."
Me: Good! I hope you feel grateful for it.I hope you have a happy ending in all your freedom.
Becoming a family man.
"My life has been about big changes. It's always been that way. When I go down a path, I take it to the end. Then I take another one. I took the path of not having kids--now it's time for family. Children are a dominant value in my life now, and they weren't before. They were always something I thought I'd get around to having when the time was right. It wasn't what I was really seeking. In a way, I think I had to go and exhaust me before I could be good at being a parent. This family is full of life! There are laughs, aggravations, irritations, but at the end of the day, it's fun. When life is really good, it's messy."
Me: Huh?? He didn't take his marriage to the end, although, that is right, he doesn't believe in marriage. But yet, so many gays fight for marriage and yet he supports that. He has managed to confuse me. Thank God, I would seriously worry if I understood him at this point.
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His early days in Hollywood.
"I liked to smoke a bit of grass at the time, and I became very sheltered. Then I got bored. I was turning into a damn doughnut, really. So I moved as far away from that as I could. I was done. In Missouri, where I come from, we don't talk about what we do--we just do it. If we talk about it, it's seen as bragging."
Me: If he felt it was a dead end for him, it is good that he moved forward from it. I think the Missouri in him died long ago. Too bad, that is where the strength of his roots were. I think he honestly believes he is stronger now. Someday he will have to live with death and then, he will truly understand. Too bad he killed all his strong roots when he ended it.
Building his dream house.
"This was my first architectural experience where I tried doing something myself. It is something I wanted to do for decades. This is like play to me. It's the only thing that can take me away from any problems I may have. After a few years of work, it came out so nice. Now I've got so many damn kids, it's the only place we could all fit in. We're double-bunking rooms as it is."
Me: Maybe the architect in him could design a dream home for his family now so they all his children have their own room. Problem is, they don't stay put long enough for it to be justified. Not that I think it is a bad thing that they have to bunk up, but, surely with his high opinion of himself and what he stands for, he believes he is entitled to it. *smirk*
About the secret stone grotto behind the waterfall in his pool...
"[It's] a great place for sex."
Me: That must happen when his children are doubled up in their beds dreaming of the person they want to be if their parents would just stay put long enough for them to explore it. Either that, or they have enough nannies to have great sex in the waterfall anytime they please. *eyeroll*
Find out more from Brad about life with Angelina
Raising an international family.
"I travel a lot. I don't feel restless, I just like to travel. I like to see it all. We're trying to spend more time in the South of France, because our kids have a more normal life there. I don't believe there is any way around our kids being international. So we have projects in each of their respective countries, and we put a big emphasis on their learning their native languages."
Me: But Brad, you contradict yourself. It's "I" "I" "I".... What happened to your children living the way they want to live? Seems to me they are living you and your soulmates life by dragging them from here to there.tsk,tsk,tsk He is really a lost soul.
His foreign fantasy.
"I wish there had been an emphasis on learning a foreign language where I grew up. It frustrates the hell out of me. I've studied French. I don't speak it. I'm working on it. It's real slow going. Oh, how I suffer! Those synapses never formed! They're dry-docked for good!"
Me: For finding his soulmate and ultimate happiness he sure is frustrated and mental and angry all wrapped in one.
But after reading this interview, I have to say with great regret, I resign! Please forgive me Father, I have done my best....but I have failed you. *sigh* tsk,tsk,tsk
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