I wasn't living an interesting life with Jennifer Aniston - Brad Pitt reveals

Soon after Jennifer Aniston split from Brad Pitt, she pointedly said he was missing a 'sensitivity chip'. 

And it seems she might be right. The actor has given a stinging account of his 'pathetic' life and miserable marriage to the former Friends star in an uncensored interview with U.S. magazine Parade. He also gushes about Angelina Jolie, saying that one of the 'smartest things' he ever did was to make her the mother of his children. The 47-year-old, who is promoting his new film Moneyball, told the publication:

'I spent the '90s trying to hide out, trying to duck the full celebrity cacophony. 'I started to get sick of myself sitting on a couch, holding a joint, hiding out. It started feeling pathetic. 'It became very clear to me that I was intent on trying to find a movie about an interesting life, but I wasn't living an interesting life myself.' 

Pitt then makes further scathing comments about his personal life. He says: 'I think that my marriage had something to do with it. Trying to pretend the marriage was something that it wasn't.' Pitt married Aniston, 41, in 2000 after dating the former Friends star in the 1990s. They split five years later soon after he filmed Mr and Mrs Smith with Jolie, 36. Since then the couple have gone on to have six children, three of whom they adopted. Pitt continued: 'One of the greatest, smartest things I ever did was give my kids Angie as their mom. She is such a great mom. Oh, man, I’m so happy to have her.' 

The comments cut rather close to the bone, considering Jennifer, 41, has made no secret of her desire to be a mother. In contrast to his life in the 1990s, Pitt says he is now very content. 'I put much more emphasis on being a satisfied man. I’m satisfied with making true choices and finding the woman I love, Angie, and building a family that I love so much. 'A family is a risky venture, because the greater the love, the greater the loss. 

That’s the trade-off. But I’ll take it all.' As the interview progressed, he opened up about raising his family of six with Angelina. 'I was surprised at how automatic it is, how much of it is instinctual. And now I have a great confidence and trust in those instincts. I mean, one sound at night and you’re awake and up because they may need you. 

'Or when they start to have a tantrum, you know to divert them from spinning out by helping them focus on something. It just goes on and on. I tell them, “You can make a mess, but you’ve got to clean it up.' Willing to dish to the press about secrets of his first marriage, the actor, who is currently filming World War Z, is far less happy when the press intrudes on his current private life. 

'I mean, how many stories have you read that aren’t true, stories about me and Angie being married or fighting or splitting up? And when we don’t split up, there’s a whole new round that we’ve made up and we’re back together again!' he explained.