OlderBrad Pitt: Being With Angelina Jolie is a Natural Direction
Brad Pitt reveals just how much portraying the backwards-aging title character in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button has colored his perspective on his varied life. Sitting down with the L.A. Times, Brad shares new insights:
On age versus youth: “Once you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all… I’ll trade wisdom for youth any day.”
On finding real love: “It’s a tragedy in the sense that any love involves loss, and that’s the risk you take. And the greater the love, the greater the loss. I certainly feel that now with the woman I’m with, and the children that I have. But whatever the course may be, this time together is extraordinary.”
On how being with Angelina Jolie changed his life: “I had a whole other life and I got to experience a lot. And I probably got away with more than I should. And it kind of ran its course, you know, it kind of hit a dead end. [Fatherhood is] the direction I always thought I would go in. But not until, with Angie and it felt like a natural evolution, a natural direction.”
On his work as an actor: “I don’t have to grope as much for the character… I can get there quicker, so it’s not as much trial and error. Also, as I get older, more experiences, I’m more fine-tuned in what I’m after, what I think speaks in the piece. And lastly I want to hurry and get home to my kids.”
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passing Through @ 12/28/2008 at 9:20 pm
# 1003 LOL @ 12/28/2008 at 7:16 pm
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Was it just me or Tilda looked so much like Cate in afew scenes? I scared alittle bit.
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Did you hear what Fincher said on Charlie Rose? That Cate and Tilda look alike and that Benjamin has “a type”. LOL. And he said it was Brad who suggested Tilda. I’d like to know who it was that Fincher wanted when Brad told him they could get a better actress than the one Fincher was going to hire.
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PT, Fincher wanted Helena Bonham Carter, Brad’s Fight Club co-star. But Brad wanted Tilda.
I am very happy Brad suggested Tilda because she was excellent for the role.
1043 piper, with a low @ 12/28/2008 at 9:15 pm
BTW… I so agree that Brad’s swagger should be bottled. And just a whiff of it merits a pilgrimage or quest to get to it. Dayum!!!
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And I felt a little pervy when he was pulled his suspenders onto his shoulders when he was on the Chelsea. He was still old but sweet Jeebus!!!
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LOL!! Piper, young or old, he is hot
ummmm @ 12/28/2008 at 9:28 pm
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No, that’s not what Fincher said. He said the Tilda suggestion was just like the Helena Bonham Carter suggestion. She was a better suggestion for Fight Club than the person they had originally
YOU GUYS GET OUT THERE AND GO WATCH BENJAMIN BUTTON. IT WAS REALLY GOOD MOVIE. IT IS WORTH WHILE, YOU WILL NOT WASTE YOUR MONEY. NOT LIKE OTHER MOVIES. I BROUGHT MY WHOLE FAMILY AND WENT TO WATCH ON CHRISTMAS DAY.
# 1051 QQQQ @ 12/28/2008 at 9:31 pm
I am very happy Brad suggested Tilda because she was excellent for the role.
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Ditto 4Q. There is just something about her that I always like
BTW: Congrats to your Eagles for making the playoffs. They put an hurting on the Cowboys
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LEO,
YOU ROCK. This idiot thinks he/she/it is so amusing, it is laughable. The tragedy is that try as we might, we cant get rid of he/she/it. :lol:
# 1013 LEO @ 12/28/2008 at 7:41 pm
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Was that comment directed towards me chef boy. Why don’t you man up and speak directly to me. All this mealy mouth way of speak that you have with the “hahahaha” **** is fcuking ridiculous. Acting like a fcuking pu$$y on a gossip blog. By not directing your criticism at the person. Spending time on Brad’s thread gossiping like b*tch about another man that you don’t know.
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And what I said was facts b*tch boy. Brad has been working in HW for 20 years, and has remained at the top for those 20 years. He has studios giving him scripts out the wazzu and paying him out of the box office receipts. That is how a man handles his BUSINESS. Not sit on a gossip blog talking about another man’s life….TOOL
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BBBBWWWHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
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Preach it, Leo!
Hello everyone, Lurking a bit
I love all the comments about the movie.. I want to talk about it so much, but don’t want to spoil it for others.. That being said I do have to say one thing.. I love that Benjamin and Daisy got together in their 40’s. That to me was really amazing. The writer could have had their love affair start earlier. But the fact that it happened at that time was truly beautiful. Brad has the best walk around. His swagger is just to swoon over. My boyfriend and I took my Mom, and she did not like Daisy at all. She called her tramp.. Well… she did grow up in the end. But Brad was great. I really hope that you all will talk up the movie. I know that some people will not see it because of some stupid prejudices. But when people go back to work on Monday, and talk about movies and what they did over the holiday, i expect that more people will see BB. I will see it again because it is the kind of film that must be seen more then once.
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Scarlett was not a conniving *****. Sorry, certain ex can’t hold a candle for Scarlett, not many women of the time can, let alone today women. She was oozing charisma and a responsible woman who took care of her family and a host of strangers. And Rhett wasn’t a big catch, more like an *******.
PLEASE GUYS, no more spoilers. I am going to see it tomorrow.
http://www.anorak.co.uk/celebrities/198828.html
PR guru Howard Bragman writes in his new book, Where’s My Fifteen Minutes?: Get Your Company, Your Cause, or Yourself the Recognition You Deserve ,” that
“a reporter asked her [Angelina Jolie] a question she hadn’t gotten before, and instead of answering it immediately, she put her head down so low it was out of the shot. The cameraman had nothing to shoot. Angelina collected her thoughts, and only then got up and gave a great answer.”
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-12-28-boxoffice28_N.htm
Daisy’s make up look like liv tyler.
1060 dianad1968 @ 12/28/2008 at 10:00 pm
Sorry dianad1968
So…only brad cab get me to do this. I showed up for the 7.40 pm show and it was sold out. The next showing was at 10.40 pm. Its eitther that I leave or watch ‘doubt’ and then watch BB. So I stayed and now in the theatre waiting for BB. Seems this will be another sold out show. I will log in later so I can give my thoughts….I am very excited to see this!
Cate Blanchett didn’t get nominated and she played a vital role in the movie. But I must add she didn’t come across as someone that you wish he had stayed with ya now. Now the little girl daisy was so beautiful. Cate is too but she played the middle aged woman better. I liked her but there was something missing on her passion. He seemed more passionate of her. She was a bit arrogant.
They did do some CGI on her face as a young woman and she contends it all her and you all know better than that. Brad even admits that it was computer work on the young Brad. You can tell one of his eyes looked kinda funny . There was some chemistry but it wasn’t that passionate, sexy chemistry. Maybe he wanted Tilda because he knew her and wanted to work with her again.
And my God she was so overshadowed at the premiere by you know who that you would think she never existed in the film.
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alexanderina
Thank You. :lol
USA Today @ 12/28/2008 at 10:15 pm http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2008-12-28-boxoffice28_N.htm
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It’s a general agreement, the dog movie won the top spot it’s becos the dog was the star not you know who.
Ashley Bank -
I know you are now at the us mag site, cos it gets busy over there. and you went over there to defend Jen.
…` wow.. wow.. wow.. just saw the 7pm showing on benjamin button and i must say - it was very good, very good - a great movie.
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oh boy was young-old brad funny looking.
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…`hey cookie, was that you in the 3rd row sleeping?!?
# 1053 piper, with a low @ 12/28/2008 at 9:15 pm
# 985 QQQQ @ 12/28/2008 at 7:01 pm
# 993 LOL @ 12/28/2008 at 7:16 pm
# 998 LOL @ 12/28/2008 at 7:31 pm
# 1002 alexanderina @ 12/28/2008 at 7:36 pm
# 1016 passing Through @ 12/28/2008 at 8:06 pm
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I still contend that Daisy was very hurt that Benjamin fell in love with Elizabeth. Her expression alone after she read his postcard conveyed that. And when they met again at the rest home, when she brought up his love affair, there was a definite flicker of jealousy and anger in her eyes. And when they went to dinner, they even had cavier and vodka just like Benjamin and Elizabeth did, and I somehow doubt that Benjamin was the one who ordered it. That woman was trying so hard to out-Elizabeth Elizabeth that she screwed up a perfect opportunity to connect with Benjamin. Daisy even conceded that point on her deathbed, stating that young girls are clueless about love. She also finally accepted Elizabeth as an integral part of Benjamin’s life.
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I agree that Daisy was jealous that Benjamin fell for Elizabeth Abbott, but I disagree that it was Daisy who ordered the caviar and vodka. The look on her face as she tasted the caviar was kind of like, “This stuff is gross!” I think that was Benjamin trying to impress Daisy. Trying to show her that she’s not the only one who’s traveled and had experiences. Because really, up to that point, Daisy had done all the talking about what SHE had been doing and experiencing.
… 1st daisy - adorable… 2nd daisy - ugg… 3rd daisy (cate) ughhhh.. annoying.
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… “i been struck by lightning 7 times”. lmbaoo that got a laugh EVERYTIME.
Dang are you guys going to give away the whole plot? I haven’t seen it yet!
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