This new Brad Pitt interview seems legitimate, most likely as part of the upcoming promotion for Inglourious Basterds. Brad sat down with Bild, a German publication, for a short-but-sweet take on all things. In the introduction, the interviewer claims that he and Brad caught up “in a tucked-away Hotel bar in southern France guarded by two bodyguards in Hawaiian shirts.” So most likely this interview was conducted while Brad was at the Cannes Film Festival. They talk religion, family, bikes, beer, and jewelry. Just two guys, sitting around, chatting about rings, really. So manly. The full interview is here, but here’s an extensive excerpt:

Brad Pitt: “You brew good beer in Germany.” He laughs. “My sunglasses are good for hiding puffy eyes after drinking.”
BILD: How would you rate your film if you were a critic?
Brad Pitt: “Lots of fun! I’m happy with it, because all the actors are great. Each one is a mini star!”
BILD: What does your wife Angelina Jolie think?
Brad Pitt: “She really likes it. She laughed a lot.”
BILD: You play an American soldier who scalps Nazi’s in a hit team and finally kills Hitler.
Brad Pitt: “Yes there’s a lot going on in the movie, we had lots of fun. You have some great actors in Germany.”
BILD: Who is the real Brad Pitt?
Brad Pitt: He is sitting right in front of you. There’s nothing else.
BILD: Are you still a big kid?
Brad Pitt: “No I’m not a kid anymore – I have six children.” Maddox (7), Pax (5), Zahara (4), Shiloh (3), and the twins Vivien & Knox (1).
BILD: Have you found happiness in life?
Brad Pitt (nodding): Hm – yes. I am on the path I want to be on.”
BILD: Do you believe in God?
Brad Pitt (smiling): “No, no, no!”
BILD: Is your soul spiritual?
Brad Pitt: “No, no, no! I’m probably 20 per cent atheist and 80 per cent agnostic. I don’t think anyone really knows. You’ll either find out or not when you get there, until then there’s no point thinking about it.
BILD: Are you scared of ageing?
Brad Pitt (smirking): The grey hairs on his beard glisten: “No I like it. I think it’s good.”
BILD: What is your typical day as a dad?
Brad Pitt: “I get going early, make breakfast, get the kids dressed, brush their teeth and take them to school. Angelina is working at the moment. We take turns.”
BILD: Angelina told me once about your giant bed where all eight of you snuggle up?
Brad Pitt: “Yes we have a 3 metre wide bed, but even that isn’t big enough. They all come crawling in in the morning. It’s just about surviving! We all have sleep deprivation.”
BILD: Do you find the time to make love?
Brad Pitt (looks puzzled): What?
BILD: Is it sometimes just the two of you?
Brad Pitt: “Yes we make time for ourselves. It’s very important for every relationship.”
BILD: How? Do you fly off somewhere?
Brad Pitt: “That’s a trade secret!”
BILD: Your answers are very short and quick.
Brad Pitt (beaming): “Ha! I’m a father of six. You have to be quick and focused.”
BILD: What car do you drive?
Brad Pitt: I’m not a car person. I like motorbikes.”
BILD: How many motorbikes do you have?
Brad Pitt: “Sorry, but I’ve got a problem with that one”. He smiles sheepishly.
BILD: Why? Too many?
Brad Pitt: “Yeah! To be honest I don’t know how many I have.“
BILD: Has money changed you?
Brad Pitt: “It makes everything easier, but money can also be a burden.“
BILD: Do your rings have a story?
Brad Pitt: “No I just like them.“
BILD: And your watch?
Brad Pitt (checks): “Yes, a Rolex.“
BILD: Your necklace?
Brad Pitt: “From my girl.“
BILD: What is your most important possession?
Brad Pitt: “My family – and yes a couple of my motorbikes.
His laugh fills the bar.

[From Bild]

Oh my God, Brad Pitt thinks of Angelina and the kids as “possessions”! Gasp. I found a few points of the interview interesting – first, the German beer thing. CB always says the beer is better in Germany, but I kind of wish Brad would just shut up about it. All of the beer talk makes him look like a lush. Second, Brad says his necklace is “from my girl”. Back in May, the necklace Brad was wearing became a centerpiece of an In Touch cover story - allegedly, Jennifer gave him an antique pendant or something. So is Brad’s “girl” Jennifer or Angelina? I have a guess, but it’s probably not the same guess as the tabloids will have.

In other Jolie-Pitt news, Life & Style has yet another story up about how the twins might be sick. As far as my memory goes back, there are always health rumors about the kids and about Angelina. Nothing I’ve seen indicates any of them are anything but sleep deprived, so whatever. The new twist is that L&S has a “eyewitness” who saw Angelina and the twins at the pediatrician’s office. The eyewitness says that Angelina said they were there for the twins’ 1-year checkup. Point: If the twins are really sick, wouldn’t they be in and out of doctor’s offices all the time? There would no need for a “one-year checkup. The eyewitness also says, “Angelina was holding the twins pretty tightly… but they looked like regular little babies.” Probably because they are.