Brad Pitt’s 1996 face and ‘bang me’ eyebrows cover W Magazine February 2012 (Charlize Theron also covers, she’s coming up). I think I like this cover, which is odd since dude covers are rarely anything to write home about. The styling and the composition is always half-asleep and drama-free compared to the women’s covers (and I don’t think it’s because I’m a girl either). However, Pitt’s 1996 face looks like the life’s work of a digital artist for W before they literally worked themselves to death. Pitt was interviewed by Lynn Hirschberg. The excerpts are mostly uneventful, but the overworked images are handsome and captivating.
- Which movie has made you cry: ‘I’m not much of a crier at films, but there was one… I was coming back from Cabo on my way to Montreal, and I got hit with Montezuma’s revenge. I could not keep anything down. I was stuck in a hotel room with no windows and was just doing what you do when you’re sick. On day two of this extremely painful episode, I watched a film called Life as a House. Kevin Kline is an architect and learns he has terminal cancer. He’s estranged from his teenage son and decides they’re going to finish this house. I don’t know if it would still hit me the same way, but on my 27th hour of pure wretchedness, this movie just crushed me. I should watch it again to see if it has the same effect.’
- Have your parents seen you die in a movie: ‘They would have had to. I die really well, by the way. It’s one of my strong points. I just take a bullet well.’
- Do you have trouble watching yourself die: ‘God, no. I’m just checking the boxes. Hit that. Missed that. Hit that moment. Missed that one. God, I’d like to do that one again.’
- Do you really have characters that you’d like to do over: ‘Um…the first 12 years of my career, I would think.’
- No! ‘Okay…first 11 years.’
- What was the first role you auditioned for: ‘My agent sent me out for two films; One of them was The Accused with Jodie Foster, I was so excited.’
- Did you go out for the part of the rapist: ‘Probably not. With this face, I was probably up for the guy with the conscience. I called up afterward and asked, ‘How did I do?’ There were three seconds of silence and then: ‘Have you ever thought about acting classes?”
