He has played a number of roles during his 24 years as an actor, but Brad Pitt now takes only one role seriously: being a father to his six children.
In Pitt’s new movie The Tree of Life, which received the Palme D’or award for best film at the recent Cannes International Film Festival, he plays a strict, sometimes abusive father.
But this is far from the father role he plays in real life as he raises his six children with long-time partner Angelina Jolie, Us magazine reported.
“I certainly don’t raise my kids the same way [as my character does],” he said.
“I am painfully aware that my actions leave an indelible mark on them in these formidable years. So I make sure I don’t bring my crap home. I want to keep it free.”
Pitt, 47, who says he loves the “chaos of a big family” recently spoke out about how he and Jolie, 35, handle raising six children.
“I want to keep them able to explore that innocence as long as possible and find out what’s really interesting to them. I just don’t want to encumber them in any way.”
The Tree of Life, which is set in the 1950s, is based around three boys. The story follows the life of the eldest son Jack who looks back on his loss of innocence in his family . Pitt says it was difficult playing such a strict character with young actors.
“We had to be careful, because they are young boys, and you don’t want to scar them in the process,” he said.
“So it was explained to them ahead of time who I was playing and they knew it was coming and they knew when it was coming.
“And in between [takes], we made sure we had a lot of time like everyday life, throwing the ball around and riding bikes, and I think everyone got through it unscathed.”
