How Brad Pitt Contemplated On The Role He Played In Angelina Jolie Divorce

Brad Pitt recently opened up about his divorce from Angelina Jolie. The couple decided to go their separate ways in 2016.

While promoting his latest film “Ad Astra,” the award-winning actor was asked about his inspiration for his role as Roy McBride. Pitt’s character in the movie is a man who’s struggling to find a lost loved one.

During his interview with NPR, Pitt talked about the impact of his divorce on the portrayal of his character and in life in general. The dad of six said that his mind has always been on the role that he played during the fallout of his marriage.

“I would be exploring it whether there was a script that allowed that or not,” he said. “A breakup of a family is certainly an eye-opener that as one — and I’m speaking in general again — but as one needs to understand, I had to understand my own culpability in that, and what can I do better. I don’t want to go on like this,” he added.

Pitt also talked about his divorce from Jolie earlier this month. While speaking with The New York Times, the actor said that following his divorce, he finally gave up drinking for good. He also started attending Alcoholics Anonymous.

“I had taken things as far as I could take it, so I removed my drinking privilege,” he explained. “You had all these men sitting around being open and honest in a way I have never heard. It was this safe space where there was little judgment, and therefore little judgment of yourself. It was actually really freeing just to expose the ugly sides of yourself. There’s great value in that.”

Meanwhile, Jolie has also given her fair share of interviews after her divorce from Pitt. Two years ago, the “Maleficent” star told BBC World News that they will always be a family no matter how difficult things once were.

“I don’t want to say very much about that, except to say it was a very difficult time and we are a family, and we will always be a family,” Jolie said. “And we will get through this time and hopefully be a stronger family for it,” she added.