Do you think Brad Pitt sounds loony in the trailers for “Inglourious Basterds” because he’s playing good-ol’-boy, Nazi-scalping Aldo Raine? Think again, because he’s been spouting nonstop looniness about himself while promoting the movie. Here’s what we’ve learned about Pitt based on his interviews during the month-long Tour de Brad. RedEye
July 21
He’s the next Dear Abby
In a feature for Wired magazine, Pitt played a mock advice columnist dispensing advice for “highly evolved humans”:
Q: Should I ask my World of Warcraft wife if she’s really a dude?
A: Absolutely not. If it’s good, don’t check under the hood. I say, love her with everything you’ve got. I mean, she’s your wife, man!
July 28
He’s a domesticated man
At the Berlin premiere of “Basterds,” Pitt revealed his new curfew to the London Daily Mail:
“I’m a dad now — my partying ends at 6 p.m.”
Aug. 7
He’s given up some vices, but not others
In a wide-ranging interview for Parade magazine, Pitt goes deep, saying you can’t have true love without the risk of losing it. (Swoon.) … Then he talked about 1) giving up pot and 2) doing the nasty in the stone grotto behind the waterfall in his pool.
1) “I liked to smoke a bit of grass [early in my career], and I became very sheltered. Then I got bored. I was turning into a damn doughnut, really. So I moved as far away from that as I could. I was done.”
2) “[It’s] a great place for sex.”
Aug. 10
He’s a great role model
At the Hollywood premiere of “Basterds,” Pitt jokes that he took his character home with him to the family:
“I did! I’d tell those little ‘basterds’ to get out there and start scalpin’!”
And: “I’m just a drunk!”
Aug. 13
He ain’t gonna be mayor of New Orleans any time soon
In an interview on the “Today” show, he graciously dismisses talk of becoming a candidate:
“I’m running on the gay marriage, no religion, legalization and taxation of marijuana platform. … I don’t have a chance [of being elected].”
