Here is the Brad Pitt CBS This Morning video and transcript from Mon. Feb. 6, 2012. The interview with co-anchor Charlie Rose was in support of Moneyball, the movie he produced and stars in which has received six Academy Award nominations including two for him, Best Actor and Best Picture.
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Directed by Bennett Miller, the film is a screen adaptation of Michael Lewis’ New York Times best selling book Moneyball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. It is the true story of Brat Pitt’s character in the movie, Billy Beane the general manager of the Major League baseball team Oakland Athletics, and how he was able to build a winning team solely with use of statistical analysis.
Here’s an excerpt of the conversation about the movie:
Charlie Rose: This is a story of obsession for you…what was it?
Brad Pitt: It was a story of an obsessive character and I was obsessive about getting it to the screen. It was this idea of value and our self worth and how it is often tabulated by a failure. And you look at the Billy Bean character, he had been completely devalued by his sport. He was playing for a small market team and had to rethink the game. And had to question why we had been doing the things we do for so long. And in doing so, found this whole other talent pool of other people who had been devalued, and they started winning games. They got a second chance, and they started winning games. I thought it was a story we’re telling now about success and failure.
On his partner Angelina Jolie and family life with their children.
Brad Pitt: She’s still a bad girl. (Charlie: Still a bad girl?) Yeah, delightfully so. Well, it’s not for public consumption.
Charlie Rose: And she’s still a risk taker — being a director, producer, there’s still this shared attitude about life.
Brad Pitt: Sure. We get one shot at this thing, as far as I know. …I don’t wanna have any regrets when we get to, you know, when the time’s up. We try new things, and the same for our family. She’s such an amazing mother. She’s so inventive at home with them. And I’m just so happy that they have her.
The complete transcript text is at CBSNews.com Watch the full interview replay video below.
Rounding out the cast of Moneyball are costars Jonah Hill, Robin Wright, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Chris Pratt and Casey Bond. More details at Moneyball-Movie.com, the official Web site, including pictures and trailer video.
via Just Jared
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Brad Pitt CBS This Morning Video: Feb. 6, 2012 Interview with Charlie Rose
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