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In my previous entry about Angelina Jolie’s interview with Germany’s Vanity Fair, several people left comments mentioning that we should all check out the Philippine Daily Inquirer which is a reputable news source (despite its unfortunate similar name to the Enquirer!).
Reader Barb was kind enough to send me a direct link to the interview. Apparently the reporter, Ruben V. Nepales, is well known for doing as little editing as possible to allow the real “voice” come through. I really enjoyed reading the interview and wanted to share it.
They cut right to the chase and talked about life with twins right off the bat:
Tell us more about the twins.
Knox and Viv are the sweetest little things – to see them together is just something else. They lie down next to each other a lot. They respond to each other – more so now. They’re starting to smile a lot. It’s funny that Knox looks like Brad and Viv looks a bit like me. They’re good babies. We’re very lucky. The trick in having six is, once you pass three or four, it gets so crazy, anyway, that there’s just more chaos – and it’s okay.
So, you’re not done yet?
No.
Ahhh! Not done yet! More Jolie-Pitt babies in the future!
I think one of my favorite parts was when she was talking about the challenges of filming Changeling and whether she could have survived as a woman in the 1920s and she mentioned:
People have called me a liar or bad. Fortunately, I was raised by a mom who loved me so much and made me comfortable with myself. I’m not a liar. I know I’m a decent person. I can go to bed at night knowing that I’m all right no matter what anybody says about me.
Well, I know how many PittWatch readers cheer that statement on. Clearly Marcheline did a great job of raising Angelina with the kind of self-esteem you really need to survive Hollywood.
There’s also a point where she touches on something that has been discussed at times in our comments, about the fact that some day their kids will read and see some of the horrible things that have been said about Angelina and about Brad Pitt as well:
How do you deal with fabrications printed in some publications?
Somebody told me I was depressed. My life is being with my family. My family is so real, close and happy. I wake up, and I want to make sure everybody’s healthy. I don’t care about anything else. You’ve also known me for a long time. It has been years of people saying things about me, so I do tend to ignore it.
Most people know that most things are completely made up. But, we are worried about the kids getting a hold of the Internet and seeing some stories. It’s hard to explain—and it makes no sense to explain! There’s no good reason for it. We’ll see. I’ll tell you how it goes if I do.
I’m sure they’ll figure out the best way to prepare them. Meanwhile, while I’m sure it will be confusing for them, the kids are the ones who live with Brad and Angelina. I think they’ll be able to grasp the fact that there is a big difference between tabloids and the truth.
I strongly recommend that you check out the full article because it’s just wonderful. The whole interview comes out as though you’re sitting at a table with Angelina herself, just chatting over a coffee.
Enjoy!
More babies? Hehe. That made my day!
Angie mentioned Shiloh waves at the cameras. I thought – how sweet, just like her mama!
Wouldn’t it be nice for the kids if they chose a home and stayed there for the school year, and then only traveled around during the summer. Like Gwyneth Paltrow or Madonna.
“Brad said sometime ago that you will get married when restrictions on who can marry whom are dropped. If Proposition 8 is defeated, wouldn’t that put you on the spot and you would have to get married?
Ask Brad (laughter).”
I love that lol
Happy Thanksgiving to everyone (in canada, anyway) I’m excited:) haha, I have a big Italian family, so there’s gonna be amazing food.
Ruben Nepales is well known in the Philippines. Angie is very famous in the Philippines too not only as an actress but also as a humanitarian.I really like his interview with Angie.
Happy Thanksgiving Day Sherry & to all Canadians.
God bless the Jolie-Pitt’s.
I feel exactly like Vivian above! This is a wonderful interview. Both Angelina’s openness and details of her family life, AND all the questions I would’ve wanted to ask her are right there!
Happy Canadian Thanksgiving! My dear dear brother and sister-in-law and nephew live in Tronno… they are up in Muskoka celebrating this weekend.
i’d like to think that brad had a hidden motive for supporting that same sex marriage! it’s in order make way for his statement back then to marry angie when everbody are able! haha
Wow. This is the best article ever!! Most of the questions I ever wanted to know has been answered in this article.
My family always have The Philippine Daily Inquirer everyday. Ruben V. Nepales writes good articles in the said reputable and number one broadsheet in the Philippines about Angelina Jolie. I think he mentioned it before that Angie is his favorite interviewee among the celebrities. He likes her a lot. Mostly, every time he featured her, it’s always in 2 parts, in 2 issues of the newspaper.
isacutie, i heard about a Filipino who asked Angie during the Beowulf presscon re Angie-Jen cover of a certain mag. I think it’s not Ruben Nepales, it’s another Filipino media person.
By the way, brad pitt fans, if you have time, head over also to Randi’s website (www.bradpittwatch.com) on Monday as she will have a nice contest which I’m sure Brad fans will want to join.
Happy Thanksgiving, Sherry and all your Canadian readers!
Thank you for posting this article. I have read it on the Inquirer (being from the Philippines myself) and loved it. Ruben Napales has done several interviews with Angie and although I think he got into a bit of trouble with one (remember the reporter who asked Angie about her and Jen A.’s covers for a magazine, which are among one of several – can’t remember what the magazine is), he has written very nice articles about her.
I just wanted to give all the PittWatch readers a heads’ up – this is a holiday weekend for me. It’s Canadian Thanksgiving. I’ll be having a big family dinner on Sunday so please be patient if your comment goes into moderation. I will do my best to get to it as soon as possible, assuming I’m not in a turkey-stuffing-pumpkin pie coma!
Thanks and Happy Thanksgiving to all my Canadian readers!