The Story of Brad Pitt

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He's starring in the new Quentin Tarantino movie that's making waves at Festival de Cannes. But before becoming one of Hollywood's most sought-after movie stars, Brad Pitt earned a living by wearing a chicken costume. This is his story.

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00:00Brad is just a great guy, he's really kind of no-nonsense, he's got a really sarcastic

00:22sense of humor, and he has a very knowing quality, you know, you'll talk to him, he

00:30kind of smiles like he knows a secret about you, and he's just a good fella.

00:45I grew up with this, being told that God's going to take care of everything, and it doesn't

00:53always work out that way, and when it doesn't work out that way, you're then told, well,

00:57it's God's will.

00:58Many people find in religion something to be very inspiring.

01:06My father would take us to the drive-in, and you know, as very young kids, we'd see Clint

01:12Eastwood movies and Kung Fu movies.

01:31When I was younger, like in sports, I was capable at everything and great at nothing,

01:36but I never, I couldn't stay with one thing long enough, and I think that, for better

01:40or worse, that has permeated my acting choices.

02:10Uh, no, I wouldn't say stern, I would say there was a lot of family integrity.

02:33They were once I got a job, in fact, they didn't know about it until I got a job.

02:40He's a great actor, and I think underestimated, he's a really great actor, and he's very focused

03:02and dedicated, and works hard on his script, and causes a crowd, but he's great, he's amazing.

03:31I was not prepared for the scale, I have to say, it's, we've seen the pictures on television,

03:44and they're every bit as devastating as they appear.

03:52As you travel around the world, you see so many struggles, even in our own country, so

04:02many people are hurting right now, and based on longitude and latitude, where they were

04:07born, what opportunities they're gonna have, and I've always wrestled with that, and I

04:14feel very fortunate that I'm in a position where I can pass on some of that good fortune

04:20or a helping hand.

04:21I think it's been one of the nicest things about where I get to stand.

04:37We've had the luxury of travel, and that travel has told us that there's people who, there's

04:43senseless things going on, and there's people who need help, and one person with an idea

04:49can start something, and can spotlight, bring a spotlight on to other areas that need it.

05:14We look into a lot of the problems in the globe, and a lot of it has to do with our

05:19inability to understand each other, where we're coming from.

05:44It's important that we understand our history, not for any kind of guilt, but that we understand

05:52who we were, so we can better understand who we are now, and why we're having the specific

06:00problems we're having, or the successes we're having, and most importantly, who we're going

06:05to be, so it's important for that, but listen, at the end of the day, we just hope that this

06:12film remains a gentle reminder that we're all equal, we all want the same, we want dignity

06:23and opportunity for ourselves and our family, and that another's freedom is every bit as

06:31important as our own.

06:42It's that thing of knowing you guys, and knowing you guys, and knowing you guys, and knowing

07:12you've got the best of the best on the opposite side of the table, holding up the scene with

07:19you. And there's great relief in that, and as Leo said, we do, we have the same reference

07:26points, we kind of came on at the same time, we've been going through this at the same

07:29time, have similar experiences to laugh about, and I hope we get to do it again, it was great fun.

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