Reading Brad Pitt’s Interview in Parade Magazine: Inside the Private World of Brad Pitt, it seems that his relationship with Angelina Jolie is very secure. For the feeding frenzy that wants a big breakup, because — after all — no couple should be this productive with their lives, Brad Pitt sounds philosophical and mature about his life.

I know — BORING! Where’s the melodrama in having satisfaction in your life. Bring us the angst, Brad. Where’s your inner bad boy! How about a mid-life crisis?

If Brad’s feeling confined and dominated by his partner Angelina Jolie (as I read just this afternoon at the grocery store checkout), we don’t hear it in the Parade Interview.

The questions are wide ranging with complete answers. Here’s a few, to wet your appetite:

Brad Pitt: Parade Magazine Interview August 2009Responding to Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath in New Orleans:

“I fell in love with the place after spending a lot of time on a film there (Interview With The Vampire, 1994) I found it to be an authentic city, and it’s still that. When Hurricane Katrina happened in 2005, I experienced the same outrage as everyone else who was watching the news at that time. I went down to see it for myself. I walked around the area and I thought, naively, ‘This isn’t too difficult to repair. We’ve just got to rebuild.’ I really had no idea of what I was talking about. To me, the whole thing was a justice issue. There’s a responsibility to correct that wrong. I think it’s the government’s responsibility. But I saw a way to help, and sometimes that’s what it takes, isn’t it?”

Why he won’t marry Angelina Jolie.

“I have love in my life, a soul mate—absolutely. When someone asked me why Angie and I don’t get married, I replied, ‘Maybe we’ll get married when it’s legal for everyone else.’ I stand by that, although I took a lot of flak for saying it—hate mail from religious groups. I believe everyone should have the same rights. They say gay marriage ruins families and hurts kids. Well, I’ve had the privilege of seeing my gay friends being parents and watching their kids grow up in a loving environment.”

Becoming a family man.

Brad Pitt Parade Interview August 2009”My life has been about big changes. It’s always been that way. When I go down a path, I take it to the end. Then I take another one. I took the path of not having kids—now it’s time for family. Children are a dominant value in my life now, and they weren’t before. They were always something I thought I’d get around to having when the time was right. It wasn’t what I was really seeking. In a way, I think I had to go and exhaust me before I could be good at being a parent. This family is full of life! There are laughs, aggravations, irritations, but at the end of the day, it’s fun. When life is really good, it’s messy.”

Unfortunately, it seems that Dotson Rader lost the world’s biggest Angelina Jolie photo op, running into the Jolie, Zahara and Shiloh, just returning from the party costume store. Covered with dye, the kids have blue hair.

As for the starring attraction, Angelina Jolie’s wearing a black body stocking and an enormous yellow clown wig. I suppose you had to be there. A