Brad Pitt Talks Drug Use, Depression & Family Life with THR
As he enters the homestretch of what's been a successful awards show season, Brad Pitt was picked to grace the cover of the new issue of takes the cover of The Hollywood Reporter.
The 48-year-old, who is in the running for a Best Actor Oscar for his work in "Moneyball," offered up an in-depth interview about everything from his knee injury to family life and getting past his depressed, pot smoking-filled days.
Highlights from Pitt's interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit The Hollywood Reporter!
On his knee injury:
�I think George went down the line, making things up. I was just walking in our backyard, on a hill, carrying my daughter, and I slipped � and it was those parental instincts: me or her. And she�s fine.�
On getting through depression and heavy pot use:
�I got really sick of myself at the end of the 1990s: I was hiding out from the celebrity thing; I was smoking way too much dope; I was sitting on the couch and just turning into a doughnut; and I really got irritated with myself. I got to: �What�s the point? I know better than this.� I used to deal with depression, but I don�t now, not this decade � maybe last decade. But that�s also figuring out who you are. I see it as a great education, as one of the seasons or a semester: �This semester I was majoring in depression.� I was doing the same thing every night and numbing myself to sleep � the same routine: Couldn�t wait to get home and hide out. But that feeling of unease was growing and one night I just said, �This is a waste.�
On the possibility of getting married to partner Angelina Jolie:
"We�d actually like to, and it seems to mean more and more to our kids. We made this declaration some time ago that we weren�t going to do it till everyone can. But I don�t think we�ll be able to hold out. It means so much to my kids, and they ask a lot. And it means something to me, too, to make that kind of commitment.�
On whether family expansion is in the future:
�We haven�t closed the book on it. There�s a really nice balance in the house right now, but if we see the need and get that lightning bolt that says, �We can help this person; we could do something here,� then absolutely.�
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
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