"People who are against gay marriage do not understand the very freedoms that they themselves are enjoying. What if someone said, 'Sorry, no Christianity here? No Judaism. Certainly no Mormons.' No one would stand for that, and I wouldn't allow anyone to say that either. I'd fight them in the same way," Pitt told the magazine.

Pitt talks about his relationship with his ex, Jennifer Aniston, and the fact that Jennifer called Angelina Jolie "uncool":

"Listen, man, Jen is a sweetheart. I think she got dragged into that one, and then there's a second round to all of that Angie versus Jen. It's so created. We still check in with each other. She was a big part of my life, and me hers. I don't see how there cannot be [that]. That's life, man. That's life."

Pitt denies that Angelina wrecked the relationship between him and Jennifer:

"What people don't understand is that we filmed [Mr. & Mrs. Smith] for a year. We were still filming after Jen and I split up. Even then it doesn't mean that there was some kind of dastardly affair. There wasn't. I'm very proud of the way that it was handled. It was respectful. [The film] will mean something to our kids. It will, that's all."

On how fatherhood has changed him:

"I'm scared to death of death. I quit smoking. That was the only thing that got me to quit. That was it. Done."

P.S. For his photo shoot, Brad Pitt requested photographer Chuck Close, who is known for his "superdetailed" and exposed portraits.

Last update: 01-07-2009 16:14