OlderAnn Curry Interviews Brad Pitt
Something is happening to you. This is not for … you’re doing more and more. Man, I got kids now. And it really changes your perspective on the world. And, you know, I’ve had my day. I’ve had my day. I made some films and I’ve really had a very fortunate life. And it’s time for me to share that a bit.
Angie says that having children really changes things. It’s true. It changes … it completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which I’m really grateful for. [laughs] I’m really grateful to them.
You tell … I’m so tired of thinking about myself. I’m kinda sick of myself… I can’t do justice to it anymore than any other parent can. You feel that you want to be there and you don’t want to miss out on anything… And it’s a true joy. And you want to be there for them if they need anything. It’s a true joy.
Love. Yeah, it’s … oh, a very profound love. Yeah.
Wonderful. Best thing I ever did. You know, you can write a book, you can make a movie, you can draw, paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever taken on. And, man, if I can get a burp out of that, that little thing, I’ll feel such a sense of accomplishment.
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Brad Pitt by: Ann Curry
Brad Pitt recently teamed up with the non-profit group Global Green to try and spur green-friendly building in the Crescent City. I’m baffled because the people here on the ground have not gotten the money yet. They have not received restitution.
Nearly a year after Katrina, Brad Pitt sees first hand a city still ravaged. We can get in the car from this spot and we can drive for two hours and you will see this. We will see more of this. And it’s staggering. It’s unsettling.
By some estimates something like half — 50% — of this city is still abandoned. Yeah, it’s shocking. In one of our greatest cities. But you see it, it’s house on top of house on top of car. And this is a story you’ll find street after street… Imagine going through the trauma of this, of watching everything you own be swept away, maybe loss of life, and then sitting in this limbo for a year. Wanting to get your life back. But not knowing whether it’s even possible. Are there gonna be schools here? Are the hospitals gonna be up and running? Are your neighbors gonna be back here?
To this shattered city Pitt is bringing a new idea called green design — that is, a way to rebuild using materials that are less harmful to the environment, and cheaper for people to live in. Right now 45% of our pollution comes from the creation of our buildings and the operation of our buildings, which is a staggering number.
Not only are you talking about it, you put some money into this project? Yeah, sure I’m sponsoring this competition. I’m invested in this competition.
About 100,000 dollars? So far. But my goal is to see something tangible, to see something built that can become an example, a template … a flagship for other people who are facing rebuilding.
What do you say to people who react by thinking, you know what, this type of housing is too far-fetched for people that needed houses yesterday? Absolutely. And building quickly and building with as little labor force as possible. We are sitting here in the middle of New Orleans and they have a shortage of homes, rent rates are through the roof. A family living here is struggling with $100 a month in electricity bills, $200 dollars a month and you can get that .. you can knock that down 90 percent, where it’s $10, $20 dollars and it is possible. And relatively easy as soon as we change our building practices.
Something is happening to you. This is not for … you’re doing more and more. Man, I got kids now. And it really changes your perspective on the world. And, you know, I’ve had my day. I’ve had my day. I made some films and I’ve really had a very fortunate life. And it’s time for me to share that a bit.
Angie says that having children really changes things. It’s true. It changes … it completely changes your perspective. And certainly takes the focus off yourself, which I’m really grateful for. [laughs] I’m really grateful to them.
You tell … I’m so tired of thinking about myself. I’m kinda sick of myself… I can’t do justice to it anymore than any other parent can. You feel that you want to be there and you don’t want to miss out on anything… And it’s a true joy. And you want to be there for them if they need anything. It’s a true joy.
Love. Yeah, it’s … oh, a very profound love. Yeah.
Wonderful. Best thing I ever did. You know, you can write a book, you can make a movie, you can draw, paint a painting, but having kids is really the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever taken on. And, man, if I can get a burp out of that, that little thing, I’ll feel such a sense of accomplishment.
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# 193 | CCCC ITA. People have barely seen any PDA between them except when they once held hands and kissed in Paris. They have been living together as a family for over a year and yet if you think about it, they have been very private with regards to talking about each other or showing any PDA. This is what is driving people crazy. I think what drives them nuts is that they have handled their personal lives exactly how they wanted to rather than what the public demanded of them. They don’t fall to people’s feet to please the haters and media, they do what they feel is right and people can’t handle the fact that somehow a person would actually dare to live their own lives the way they see fit. BLASPHEMOUS I TELL YOU!!! ABSOLUTELY BLASPHEMOUS!
Heath Ledger..omg this man looks really old now!!and he is so young…he is getting bald! # 140 | sara +++++++++++++Yeah…now if someone wants to talk about a guy who used to be a cutie and now looks haggard…Heath Ledger is it. He’s only 27! He looks older than Brad does.
oops. the italic comment was a respond to the italic remark on # 185 | Passing Through’s I’ve only belonged to this forum for a few months, but moving Angelina to "co-stars" is rather dismissive of her, isn’t it? If she’s not his "personal life" then what is? Brad wouldn’t even HAVE children if not for Angelina. Angelina IS Brad’s personal life now and relegating her to the "co-star" ranks is insulting and petty.Does moving Angelina to "co-stars" mean that there will no longer be any discussion of Jennifer Aniston here either? She was never a co-star and doesn’t fit into any of the other categories. As she’s no longer a part of his personal life hopefully that means she will NEVER be mentioned on this board again.
they think that brad and the x will reunite! after the baby!bwahahahaha!love the bamzs! # 194 | lorie p |————————————————–I was thinking the same thing as well, but its never going to happen, even if HELL FREEZES OVER
# 191 | stardust Thanks for explaining. So it was that what happened? All I can say is that I´m really disappointed. Well, I was just a lurker but I used to hang out there. After this I won´t think I´ll be there much longer.
the same as we have listed the INTERNATIONAL BA FAN CLUBcan we list the gossips , blogs, mags, We promise NOT to hit the rats by going in their site?Or buying their mags?it is a serious suggestion !!!The only i trust is people :http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117946434?categoryid=18&cs=1&query=brad+and+pitt&display=brad+pittPeople who need PeopleSucking up to celebs builds mag as TW money machineBy JILL GOLDSMITH
I have a 46" HD TV and believe me it shows every wrinkle and mole.You should see Terri Hatcher or VV in HD closeup,yuck! # 153 | The real lou +++++++++++++++++++++I was on my way to get a snack, Lou, but now you’ve put me off my feed. Thanks a lot.
# 100 | me …i also saw that news….the students from the American University in Lebanon are all scared…..i hope and pray that the kidnapping for American hostages wouldn’t happen again….i think that part of the world is totally gone crazy…..no sensible leadership….full of hatred on both sides…..and i know that some leaders on the western world is very happy on what is going on in mideast…someone is going to be rich in supplying arms/weapons to both camps….these people are the true criminals in this ongoing wars…..
185 | Passing Through | It’s almost like they’re saying, oh when the kids are with Brad they are his so post the pics under personal, but when these same kids are with their mother, go to co-star, because now they are the co-star’s kids. I’ve never seen such f’ery in my life.
Angelina is not the kind of woman that would stay in a bad relationship just for the sake of the kids, she is not that kind of person. # 163 | Alexanderina+++++++++++++++++++++She sure dumped Billy Bob’s ass for that reason. They adopted Maddox together, but you can’t tell me they didn’t have fights about his NOT wanting to adopt. I find it hard to believe that even BBT would be stupid enough to file to adopt a kid and wait until AFTER they got him to make it known that he didn’t want to be a father to the child. I’m sure Angie knew BBT would walk if she followed through with the adoption and she did it anyway. Good for her. Her being with BBT has always icked me out anyway!
Well ya’ll I posted over at Bradforums, and told them that I feel there should be a Brad & Angie section.I just can’t wrap my head around it…. the changes over there, I mean dayum… Maddox was Angie’s son before he was Brad’s, and now Maddox is somehow given a higher staus than Angie? He wouldn’t have Maddox if Angie hadn’t adopted him first. You are right PT and the rest of you guys, you can’t split this family up into sectons like that. It just doesn’t jive. They are a unit. It makes me feel all wierded out. You aren’t serious that anybody actually thinks he is going to reconcile with Jen? I thought I had heard it all, but I guess not.
I finally saw the video since it wasn’t working earlier. Boy, Meredith is going to sh*t a brick when she comes to the Today Show. You can tell the Matt, Anne, and Katie all like BAMZS, and Meredith and those other catty woman on the view do nothing but ***** about Brad and Angie. I can’t wait to see Meredith’s reacition whenever they mention them. lol.
# 176 | BAMZS FAN GIRL |It’s hard to have a discussion with irrational people. If you’ve read this site for awhile or lurked for awhile, then you know that the haters tend to be very vile and evil in their remarks. You can’t have a discussion with people like that. They’ve already made up their minds and there’s nothing you can do to change them.On the other hand - we BAMZS fans have discussion amongst ourselves all the time. Not too long ago someone told us they didn’t come here to read our discussions of other things! So we’re damned if we do and damned if we don’t.
HEAR YE! HEAR YE! I know there is a war going on in Iraq and tension in the middle east, and North Korea is testing missiles and the world is overall a big mess, but the Queen herself as come out to talk about something very important. Yes more important than the mideast crisis, more important than the war, more important than the Katrina mess. So what does Queen Oprah have to say, you ask. Prepare yourselves. The statement will shock. Oprah: My best friend Gayle and I are not gay.Dum de dum dum dum! No wonder Oprah is the queen of talk and holds so much influences over women’s lives! Such a profound statement during these trying times. You know Oprah has her priorities straight. All hail the Queen.
PT, they can’t banned you or any of us for speaking the truth. # 192 | Alexanderina++++++++++++++++++++A - I was thinking they’d ban me for my X crack. Making fun of X over there is a major no-no. I think Cliniqua has mentioned that anti-X cracks got her kicked of the board. Those moderators are X fans in addition to BP fans. I think that’s one of the reasons they got mad at how the threads would turn into Angie threads. That **** would never happened with X.
Stardust (#201) - I am in total agreement with you. BAMZS has a reality, which cannot be fully grasped intellectually by the naysayers. I find these naysayers themselves even in their own denial, find this family to be an exciting curiosity and wonder and is baffled in trying so hard to identify with them. They are mystified by the Jolie-Pitts and they don’t want to admit it. They moan, groan, chew and spew filth and that’s the best they can do to express their weaknesses.
|#158 Passing Through |ITA. She was doing a WONDERFUL job raising Maddox ALONE, before Brad came into their lives.KEEP ON ROCKIN BAMZS!
Haha, Passing Through, I hope, you won’t get fired because of your honesty.
oops. the italic comment was a respond to the italic remark on # 185 | Passing Through’s # 203 | casey |+++++++++++++++I understood what you meant. When I wrote my post to the BF moderators I’d forgotten that Brad did ONE episode of Friends. That’s what I get for NOT being a Friends fan. I’m sure someone will come along and point out that he did that episode, too.
Sorry for the typo" Should be |#157 Passing Through | ITA. Angie was doing a WONDERFUL job raising Maddox, ALONE, before Brad entered their lives.| #185 Passing Through |Amazing isn’t it?
# 211 | dragonfly You know the annoying thing? Mad & Z aren’t even OFFICIALLY his kids! The adoption’s aren’t final until Sept at the earliest!
I can’t come to grips with that fact that Angie has been delegated to the ‘co-star’ section. WTF is that about! Jeez, I am so tired of this crap. The last year and half has been very trying and HARD to be a member on some boards. I am tired of fighting with SO-CALLED BRAD FANS about BRAD’S LIFE. Because realistically, how can you be a fan of Brad and not discuss his family? Why, the kids are considered family but Angie is not? Angie is the mother of his children AND his ONLY biological child? How can you discuss Brad and the kids without Angie? So pictures of Brad and kids go on one thread, but pictures of Angie and kids go in another. Does that make ‘ANY SENSE ‘ to ANYBODY here? Maybe it’s me or are we dealing with some seriously FUCKED UP folks or not? Is this not the most obvious juvenile thing that RJF could do? This is no longer unreal but sur-real to me. He is with her. HE IS WITH HER. HE IS WITH HER. (get over it)I am just going to assume that they want a ‘weeding out process”. So, I have been weeded out. I am beyond deeply and profoundly disappointed…
Is VV listed under co -star in Bradforums? Because those fanistons at that site might want to know that the X is now ******* with VV, not Brad. Damn. Angie is a strong woman. So much hate against her. You know that if Brad abandoned Angie and even the kids and went back to his Ken Doll days, the public would accept him with open arms. In their minds, it wouldn’t matter to them if he is happy or not, as long he would not be with Angelina, they would forget everything and be all happy again.
# 214 | miss O.
I’ve never been a member of a Fansite that requires registration because of such nonsense. I’m sorry this Libby person can write a whole book of explanation but it won’t justify listing AJ as a co-star. The purpose of a fansite it to discuss the subject and EVERYTHING that pertains to his life. Okay he has three children…did the drop from the sky or did he find them under a rock? Pray tell…who is their mother? I have a question for members, when he was with JA, how was she listed?
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