>>> WE'RE BACK NOW, 7:42, WITH BRAD PITT BREAKING HIS SILENCE,
SPEAKING OUT ABOUT HIS SPLIT FROM ANGELINA JOLIE.
>> "GQ" WAS WITH HIM DURING A PHOTO SHOOT.
IN A CANDID INTERVIEW, HE TALKS ABOUT WHY HE STOPPED DRINKING
AND STARTED THERAPY. BRAD PITT IS SPEAKING OUT IN THE
SUMMER ISSUE OF "GQ STYLE." ONLY ONCE DOES HE MENTION
ANGELINA JOLIE BY NAME. BUT HE TALKS ABOUT LIFE SINCE
HIS MARRIAGE BROKE UP. AT FIRST, HE DIDN'T WANT TO
SPEND TIME IN THE HOME HE SHARED WITH HIS FAMILY.
INSTEAD, SPENDING A MONTH AND A HALF CRASHING WITH A FRIEND.
HE TELLS "GQ STYLE" THIS HOUSE WAS CRAZY.
VOICES AND BANGS COMING FROM EVERYWHERE.
AND THEN, THERE'S DIES LIKE THIS.
VERY, VERY SOLEMN.
EXCEPT FOR A FEW OCCASIONS, LIKE A SURPRISE APPEARANCE AT THE
GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS, HE HAS REMAINED OUT OF THE LIMELIGHT.
INSTEAD, AN INTROPEKTIVE BITE SAYS HE WANTS TO CREATE ART AND
WORK ON HIS FILM, "WAR MACHINE." HE REVEALS HE JUST STARTED
THERAPY, GOING THROUGH TWO THERAPISTS UNTIL HE FOUND THE
RIGHT ONE. I LOVE IT, HE TELLS THE
MAGAZINE. THE NEWS CREATED SHOCK WAVES
WHEN JOLIE FILED FOR DIVORCE LAST SEPTEMBER, JUST DAYS AFTER
AN INCIDENT ON THE FAMILY'S PRIVATE JET.
PITT WAS INVESTIGATED FOR ALLEGATIONS OF PHYSICAL ABUSE
AND WAS LATER CLEARED BY THE FBI AND L.A. FAMILY AND CHILD
SERVICES. A COURT EVENTUALLY ORDERED
FAMILY COUNSELING. SPECULATION ONLY GREW AROUND THE
CAUSE OF THE COUPLE'S SPLIT, INCLUDING RUMORS OF INFIDELITY
AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE. PITT SAID, I WAS BOOZING TOO
MUCH. I'M HAPPY IT'S BEEN HALF A YEAR,
WHICH IS BITTERSWEET. I HAD TO STEP AWAY FOR A MINUTE.
AND TRUTHFULLY, I COULD DRINK A RUSSIAN UNDER THE TABLE WITH HIS
OWN VODKA. I WAS A PROFESSIONAL.
I WAS GOOD. THIS PERIOD IS ABOUT LOOKING AT
MY WEAKNESSES AND FAILURES. JOLIE FOR HER PART HAS SAID VERY
LITTLE. BUT SHE AND PITT AGREE, THE MOST
IMPORTANT THING IS PROTECTING THEIR SIX CHILDREN.
IN FEBRUARY, SHE TOLD BBC WORLD NEWS --
>> WE ARE A FAMILY. WE WILL ALWAYS BE A FAMILY.
AND WE WILL GET THROUGH THIS TIME.
AND HOPEFULLY BE A STRONGER FAMILY FOR IT.
>> Reporter: EARLIER THIS YEAR, THE ACTORS DECIDED TO SEAL ANY
COURT DOCUMENTS RELATED TO CUSTODY.
PITT SAYS, I HEARD ONE LAWYER SAY, NO ONE WINS IN COURT.
FORTUNATELY, MY PARTNER IN AGREES.
IT'S VERY, VERY JARRING FOR THE KIDS TO SUDDENLY HAVE THEIR
FAMILY RIPPED APART. >> AND PITT TELLS "GQ STYLE" HIS
FOCUS IS ON HIS KIDS. FAMILY FIRST, PEOPLE ON THEIR
DEATH BEDS DONE TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY OBTAINED.
THEY TALK ABOUT THEIR LOVED ONES.
HE HOPES EVERYONE COMES OUT OF THIS STRONGER AND BETTER PEOPLE.
>> WE HAVE MORE WITH WILL WELCH.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> IT'S QUITE THE INTERVIEW.
AND YOU DO SEE HIM OPEN UP. HE'S NOT THROWING HIS HEART OUT
ON TO THE TABLE. BUT HE'S REALLY SHARING SOME
PERSONAL REVOLUTIONS HE SEEMS TO BE GOING THROUGH IN REAL-TIME.
>> HE'S WORKING THROUGH HIS FEELINGS WITH THE WRITER WHO
INTERVIEWED BRAD PITT AT HOME. AND THAT'S -- HE'S ONE OF THE
MOST FAMOUS ACTORS IN THE WORLD. BUT THERE'S AN ELEMENT OF
RAWNESS. AND HE'S GOING THROUGH DARK
NIGHT OF THE SOUL. WHAT IS EXCITING ABOUT THIS
INTERVIEW AND A GREAT EXAMPLE FOR OUR READERS IS HE IS COMING
TO TERMS AND CONFRONTING HIS FEELINGS IN A WAY HE NEVER HAS
BEFORE. THAT'S SOMETHING, IF WE CAN
LEARN TO GET OUR EMOTIONAL LIVES IN ORDER, AND THAT FAMILY AND
CAREER ARE WHAT FOLLOW THAT. HE'S A LIVING EXAMPLE OF THAT.
HE SAYS, I WON THE LOTTERY. BUT THEN, THERE ARE OTHER WAYS
IN WHICH HE WAS LOST. SO, TO WATCH A GUY AT AGE 53
MAKE THAT ADJUSTMENT, I THINK IS REALLY INTERESTING AND A GOOD
EXAMPLE. >> THIS MAY BE REDUNDANT, WILL.
WHAT CAUGHT MY ATTENTION, WAS AN EIGHT-DAY PHOTO SHOOT.
THAT'S A LONG TIME TO SPEND WITH SOMEONE LIKE BRAD PITT.
YOU WOULD SAY THAT THE PLACE HE'S IN RIGHT AT THIS MOMENT IS
WHAT? >> WELL, YOU KNOW, HE WAS OPEN
TO A COLLABORATION. SO MUCH OF THE CELEBRITY WORK
THESE DAYS IS TRANSACTIONAL. AND WHAT WE BROUGHT TO HIM WAS
AN ART PROJECT WITH THE PHOTOGRAPHER, RYAN McGINLEY.
WE WERE THINKING WHAT WE WANTED TO DO WITH OUR SUMMER ISSUE, WE
ARE IN A DIVIDED COUNTRY. AND WE WANTED TO FIND A COMMON
GROUND THAT WE CAN CELEBRATE, WHICH BECAME THE NATIONAL PARKS.
THAT'S WHAT I PRESENTED TO THE PHOTOGRAPHER AND TO BRAT PITT.
THAT'S WHAT HE SIGNED ON FOR. HE SAID IT WAS HIS DREAM TO RIDE
HIS MOTORCYCLE THROUGH WHITE SANDS NATIONAL PARK.
SO, WE TOOK HIM TO DO THAT. AND YOU SEE, THERE'S A DIFFERENT
LEVEL OF COLLABORATION WITH US. >> I WAS STRUCK AT HOW OPEN HE
WAS ABOUT THE ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALL THE OTHER THINGS.
AND JUST HOW INTROSPECTIVE HE SEEMED TO BE IN THIS INTERVIEW.
WERE YOU SURPRISED BY ALL OF THAT?
>> YEAH. THERE WAS A CERTAIN AMOUNT OF
TRUST BUILT UP OVER THE COURSE OF THE SHOOT.
THAT'S JUST THE PLACE HE'S IN. I THINK WHAT'S REALLY
COMMENDABLE, HE'S COMING FROM A PLACE OF, I'M DONE HIDING.
I'M DONE USING CRUTCHES. I'M READY TO LOOK THIS IN THE
EYE. AND THAT COULD HAVE JUST BEEN
SOMETHING THAT HE KEPT PRIVATE. BUT IN THIS CASE, HE FELT
COMPELLED AND FELT LIKE IT WAS THE RIGHT TIME TO SHARE THAT.
AND I THINK THAT'S EXCITING FOR ALL OF US.
>> REAL QUICKLY. WE WERE TALKING.
IS THERE ANY ELEMENT HERE THAT YOU THINK THIS IS A MESSAGE HE
IS SENDING OUT TO ANGELINA THAT, I'VE DONE A LOT OF
SOUL-SEARCHING AND I'M IN A BETTER PLACE.
AND MAYBE IS THERE SOME EFFORT --
>> IT DID HAVE THE WHIFF OF RECONCILIATION.
MAYBE WE'RE PROJECTING. >> YOU GUYS ARE -- OF COURSE,
EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO READ THIS INTERVIEW AND INTERPRET IT
HOWEVER THEY WANT. I DIDN'T GET THAT SENSE.
I FELT LIKE THIS IS A GUY WHO HAS BEEN STRIPPED TO HIS
FOUNDATIONS. AND HE'S LOOKING TO BUILD IT
BACK AND MOVE FORWARD. >> FASCINATING INTERVIEW.
>> REALLY NICE. >> CONGRATS, WILL.
>> SUMMER ISSUE OF