Hollywood icons Brad Pitt and George Clooney have opened up about their changing perspectives on life as they navigate their sixties. The two long-time friends and collaborators, who are set to star in the upcoming Apple TV+ film "Wolfs", sat down with *GQ
magazine to discuss how their lives have evolved.
Pitt, now 60, shared that his current stage in life has brought a newfound awareness of mortality. "You start to understand this idea of mortality and that it is something we all have to deal with. You just become more aware of it," he reflected. Despite this realisation, Pitt expressed his commitment to living life to the fullest, saying, "I'm just trying to enjoy the people that I love around me and just living. I don't know how to not sound cheesy about it, but just the air is fresh and grass is green, and I've just kind of become that guy a little bit."
Clooney, who is a few years older at 63, reminisced about his own 60th birthday, recalling a conversation with his wife about the changing nature of time. "When I turned 60, my wife and I had a nice dinner. We were talking and I said, 'Look, I'm 60.' Now I'm 63. And I said, 'So here's the thing, I can still play basketball with the boys. I can still hang, do a lot of shit. Physically, I'm in pretty good shape still.'" However, Clooney acknowledged that despite his current physical fitness, the future inevitability of ageing remains a constant.
"I said, 'But it doesn't matter how many granola bars I eat. In 20 years, I'm 80. And that's a different number.' That's a real number where your bones are brittle and your muscle mass is gone. So s--- changes. So these next 20 years we have to really focus not just on work, although you've got to continue to work. We also have to focus on life," Clooney shared.
Pitt echoed Clooney's sentiment, drawing on his own observations of his parents in their eighties. "Because I see my parents are very â I see just what George was explaining. In your 80s, the body becomes more frail. And yet I look at Frank Gehry. He's just the loveliest man. And he's 95 and still making great art, and he's got a beautiful family. And I think that's kind of the formula to stay creative and keep loving your life," Pitt said optimistically.
The upcoming action-comedy "Wolfs" sees Pitt and Clooney reunited on screen alongside Amy Ryan, Poorna Jagannathan and Richard Kind. The film, which follows two professional fixers forced to work together to cover up a crime, will premiere at the 81st Venice International Film Festival on September 1, ahead of a limited theatrical release on September 20. "Wolfs" will be available to stream on Apple TV+ on September 27.