Interview With Brad Pitt
(from September 18,2011 Parade magazine)
“I Have to Share”
Brad Pitt rushes from his film set.
It’s another long day in a year crowded with them.
Home to his love of six years, Angelina Jolie,
And their six children.
Three biological and three adopted
From Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam.
“They wouldn’t be alive if we hadn’t adopted them.
America is not separate from Vietnam or Ethiopia.
I believe in the kismet of the run-in.
You run in, make a connection, and you have to answer it.”
“My children enrich me; teach me about myself.
They are sharp instruments making me a better person.”
“Parenting is instinctual.
Respect can be maintained.
Tantrums call for refocusing.
With confidence and trust, we keep our children prospering.”
“When younger, I tried to hide out
Duck the full celebrity cacaphony.
I was pathetic.
Now I choose an interesting life,
Home schooling for my kids with Music and Sports.”
“Don’t pigeonhole me in my film roles;
I’m good at surprises.”
“In Politics, I’d be the worst malapropist.”
“Rather let me design hundreds more furniture plans.
I speak best in shapes.
It’s my most effective vocabulary.”
“In the end, I’m a satisfied man.
Happiness is overrated.
There has to be conflict in life…
To spur you on to the next season.”
“I make true choices:
Love my woman;
Build a family.
It’s a risky venture,
For the greater you love,
The greater the loss.
You put yourself on the line.
That’s the trade-off.
I’ll take it all.”
(For more Brad on line, go to Parade.com/pitt)
by Jeanne Poland
9/18/2011
The Vibrant Channeled Creator 