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Brad Pitt found his upbringing 'stifling'

May 17, 2011, 9:20 amwhomagazine

Brad Pitt talks childhood and fatherhood at Cannes

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Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie leaving Tetou, an elegant but casual Michelin-starred fish restaurant on the beach in Golfe Juan, on May 15.


While discussing the role he plays in his new film The Tree of Life, Brad Pitt talked openly about his childhood and the kind of father he tries to be.

He said: "I got brought up being told things were God's way, and when things didn't work out it was called God's plan.

"I've got my issues with it. Don't get me started. I found it very stifling," Pitt says of his strict Christian upbringing.

However, Pitt - who plays a very controlling father figure in The Tree of Life - explained he is keen for his children - Maddox, nine, Pax, seven, Zahara, six, Shiloh, four, and two-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - to see their own upbringing in a positive light, and thinks about how they will feel in everything he does.

"I think of everything I do now that my kids are going to see when they grow up and how are they going to feel," the star, 47, told reporters Monday at the Cannes Film Festival. "But they know me as a dad and I hope they'll just think of me as a pretty damn good actor."

Pitt is joined at the festival by Angelina Jolie, who is in town to promote Kung Fu Panda 2, and their children. But the couple managed to enjoy a date night despite their busy schedules. On Sunday they dined at Tetou, an elegant but casual Michelin-starred fish restaurant on the beach in Golfe Juan.

Jolie, who wore a three-quarter-length white dress, and Pitt, in a black jacket and open-necked white T-shirt, were mobbed by photographers as their left the restaurant.


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  1. Linny01:05pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

    meh.

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    1. Daggers01:22pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

      Who is the tramp in the picture with tatts all over her? Yuk! Geez Angelina, what have you done? Whoever told you women with tattoos look good is either a liar or just plain looney. Again, YUK!

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      1. jo01:48pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

        Here's a thought Daggers, maybe she has tattoos to please herself. it is her body after all. How about you post a photo of yourself for all of us to judge. Or would that be mega yuk??

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        1. notamews01:56pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

          When can we stop talking about these two?

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          1. Zela01:59pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

            Ha ha Jo. High Five! People with tattoos don't care what you think of them or their tattoos Dagger. Don't be too quick to judge, lest you be judged yourself my dear.

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            1. SteveB02:09pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

              Yeah, right. As if he actually spends any time with the hoard of kids he and Angelina Jolie have been collecting like baseball cards when they both spend most of their time on their careers.

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              1. John N02:33pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

                What kind of sunglasses did Brad Pitt have on?

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                1. Joan04:01pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

                  she looks horrible she looks like a stick insect and brad has lost all hes sexyness he looks so dam old now hes apperance went downhill since he got with mrs fake the partner stealing beep

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                  1. ArtemisiaD04:14pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

                    'Pitt is joined at the festival by Angelina Jolie, who is in town to promote Kung Fu Panda 2, and their children. ' Really? You're going to make it sound as if they are there to promote their children? You couldn't think of perhaps a less ambiguous way to put that? Good on you, Yahoo. Setting the bar high for us all. In a time when the job market is so competitive, you'd think you might be able to hire someone who can actually write/edit.

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                    1. Euph Oria04:24pm Tuesday 17th May 2011 ESTReport Abuse

                      Agree with ArtemisiaD..." were mobbed by photographers as their left the restaurant." Are editors using predictive text on the job now!?! How embarrassing.

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