What a maroon!
I think the lower 9th ward is planned to be turned back into wetlands. I'm not sure where Pitt is building his houses.
It'll be funny if he does an within a year the homes are trashed beyond belief just like the government trailers were.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/05/pitt.lkl/index.html
(CNN) -- Actor Brad Pitt plans to focus on rebuilding New Orleans and extending his family, he told CNN's Larry King -- but acting may not be in his long-term future.
Brad Pitt recently announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.
more photos ? "It's become less and less a focus as I get older," he said in the interview, scheduled to air Wednesday night on "Larry King Live." "I think it's really more of a younger man, younger woman's game."
He hasn't ruled it out completely -- "I'd like to drop in if I'm still invited every few years or so," he told King -- but he said he wants to pursue some other interests as well.
"At this point, I'd rather -- it takes so much time, [and] there's just other things I'd rather be doing," said Pitt, who soon turns 44, during the course of a freewheeling interview. Watch Pitt speak lovingly of his children ?
Right now, Pitt's primary goal is to help rebuild New Orleans. On Monday, the actor announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly homes in the Louisiana city's Lower 9th Ward, an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. In the storm's aftermath, the community's housing stock was largely demolished, leaving many of its residents living in trailers. Watch King tour the 9th Ward ?
Pitt, who purchased a French Quarter mansion in New Orleans earlier this year with Angelina Jolie, said he's met 9th Ward residents who "did everything right" -- worked hard, bought homes, sent kids to college -- but now feel abandoned.
'Larry King Live'
In a prime-time exclusive, Brad Pitt talks about his plan to build affordable housing in New Orleans.
Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
see full schedule ?
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"It wasn't just -- you can't call this an act of God," he said of Katrina. "This was a man-made failure. This should not have happened.
"These were levee failures ... mistakes with destroying the barriers that once protected this city. ... Now I don't [think] it was a dastardly evil move on someone's part. It was a chain of events that culminated into this horrific event.
"But it can be fixed," he said. Gallery: Behind the scenes at the New Orleans project ?
Pitt said his Make It Right project won't stop with rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward. The ultimate goal is to build eco-friendly homes throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
He said his interest in the environment has changed the way he and Jolie live. They have installed a water capture system and solar power in their California home. There's no "concept of waste" in nature, he said.
"Anything that's discarded becomes fuel or becomes food for something else," he said. "We can be living the same way."
He urged people to go to his project's Web site -- www.makeitrightnola.org -- to learn how they could contribute. He also called on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to contribute.
Pitt gave $5 million to Make It Right.
He also acknowledged that he's uncomfortable being a celebrity. Watch Pitt on the fulfillment of parenthood ?
"Well, I duck and jive," he said about being in the spotlight. "Keep my head down."
Celebrity, though, is useful when he can leverage it for a good cause, he added.
"The press uses me," he said. "I use it."
He doesn't like, however, how the paparazzi use his four children.
"They call out my kids by name, shove cameras in their faces," Pitt said. "... My kids believe that any time you go outside the house, it's just a wall of photographers, people that take your picture. That is their view of the world. I worry about the effect it will have on them."
Despite the unwelcome attention, Pitt told King that he wants more children with Jolie. "We're just getting started," he said.
He called Jolie a "fantastic" mother.
"Dedicated, kids first," he said. "[She's] really inventive and great fun to them and very, very protective."
He and Jolie rarely argue, he said.
"No, not really," he said. "[We] challenge each other a lot. Have good fun with that."
It'll be funny if he does an within a year the homes are trashed beyond belief just like the government trailers were.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/Movies/12/05/pitt.lkl/index.html
(CNN) -- Actor Brad Pitt plans to focus on rebuilding New Orleans and extending his family, he told CNN's Larry King -- but acting may not be in his long-term future.
Brad Pitt recently announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.
more photos ? "It's become less and less a focus as I get older," he said in the interview, scheduled to air Wednesday night on "Larry King Live." "I think it's really more of a younger man, younger woman's game."
He hasn't ruled it out completely -- "I'd like to drop in if I'm still invited every few years or so," he told King -- but he said he wants to pursue some other interests as well.
"At this point, I'd rather -- it takes so much time, [and] there's just other things I'd rather be doing," said Pitt, who soon turns 44, during the course of a freewheeling interview. Watch Pitt speak lovingly of his children ?
Right now, Pitt's primary goal is to help rebuild New Orleans. On Monday, the actor announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly homes in the Louisiana city's Lower 9th Ward, an area devastated by Hurricane Katrina. In the storm's aftermath, the community's housing stock was largely demolished, leaving many of its residents living in trailers. Watch King tour the 9th Ward ?
Pitt, who purchased a French Quarter mansion in New Orleans earlier this year with Angelina Jolie, said he's met 9th Ward residents who "did everything right" -- worked hard, bought homes, sent kids to college -- but now feel abandoned.
'Larry King Live'
In a prime-time exclusive, Brad Pitt talks about his plan to build affordable housing in New Orleans.
Tonight, 9 p.m. ET
see full schedule ?
Impact Your World
See how you can make a difference
"It wasn't just -- you can't call this an act of God," he said of Katrina. "This was a man-made failure. This should not have happened.
"These were levee failures ... mistakes with destroying the barriers that once protected this city. ... Now I don't [think] it was a dastardly evil move on someone's part. It was a chain of events that culminated into this horrific event.
"But it can be fixed," he said. Gallery: Behind the scenes at the New Orleans project ?
Pitt said his Make It Right project won't stop with rebuilding the Lower 9th Ward. The ultimate goal is to build eco-friendly homes throughout New Orleans and the Gulf Coast.
He said his interest in the environment has changed the way he and Jolie live. They have installed a water capture system and solar power in their California home. There's no "concept of waste" in nature, he said.
"Anything that's discarded becomes fuel or becomes food for something else," he said. "We can be living the same way."
He urged people to go to his project's Web site -- www.makeitrightnola.org -- to learn how they could contribute. He also called on foundations, corporations and wealthy individuals to contribute.
Pitt gave $5 million to Make It Right.
He also acknowledged that he's uncomfortable being a celebrity. Watch Pitt on the fulfillment of parenthood ?
"Well, I duck and jive," he said about being in the spotlight. "Keep my head down."
Celebrity, though, is useful when he can leverage it for a good cause, he added.
"The press uses me," he said. "I use it."
He doesn't like, however, how the paparazzi use his four children.
"They call out my kids by name, shove cameras in their faces," Pitt said. "... My kids believe that any time you go outside the house, it's just a wall of photographers, people that take your picture. That is their view of the world. I worry about the effect it will have on them."
Despite the unwelcome attention, Pitt told King that he wants more children with Jolie. "We're just getting started," he said.
He called Jolie a "fantastic" mother.
"Dedicated, kids first," he said. "[She's] really inventive and great fun to them and very, very protective."
He and Jolie rarely argue, he said.
"No, not really," he said. "[We] challenge each other a lot. Have good fun with that."
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It will certainly be an interesting project.
Keep up updated - I'd like to hear how it
works out - or not.
It's kinda refreshing to see a man put his
money where his mouth is. I give him credit
for that!
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quote:Originally posted by cubslover
What a Maroon!Yeah, I've also noticed that Brad Pitt is looking a little reddish purple lately![:D]
However, I think slipgate is right, he is a moron!0 -
Isnt that a color ? Maroon .. sorta like a red/purpleish looking thing [:D]? 0 -
Well, maroon or not, at least he's doing something constructive, as oppossed to the herd of useless Hollywood pukes that showed up, accomplished nothing *, then left for their California mansions. Maybe Pitt was just embarassed by how much money he has and that's why he turned red...er...maroon.[:I]
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* footnote, that comment excluded Sean Penn who did go to N.O. to teach them how to bail out a sinking skiff.0 -
You guys don't see it.
The title of this thread is "What a maroon!"
A little mockery.0 -
Well, the failure to recognize the "What a maroon" comment shows you are NOT a Bugs Bunny fan. As far as rebuilding NO- what a great idea- but not THERE for Pete's sake! [:D] 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
You guys don't see it.
The title of this thread is "What a maroon!"
A little mockery.
I saw it.
Isn't it funny when someone calls another person a moron and spells
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I saw it.
Isn't it funny when someone calls another person a moron and spells
it wrong.[:D]
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quote:Brad Pitt recently announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.
quote:Brad Pitt talks about his plan to build affordable housing in New Orleans.
Sorry but eco friendly and affordable don't work in the same sentence together.[:(]0 -
quote:Originally posted by dakotashooter2
quote:Brad Pitt recently announced plans to build 150 eco-friendly houses in New Orleans, Louisiana.
quote:Brad Pitt talks about his plan to build affordable housing in New Orleans.
Sorry but eco friendly and affordable don't work in the same sentence together.[:(]
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quote:Originally posted by 11b6r
Well, the failure to recognize the "What a maroon" comment shows you are NOT a Bugs Bunny fan. Guess some members were not a Bugs fan. For those who don't get it, Bugs would use the word "maroon" instead of moron.
Bugs was filmed when we had a more civilized society where you couldn't say certain words...like moron...especially in a kid's show.0 -
I'm willing to bet, not 1 of those houses ever gets a CO. Brad Pitt, is doing that for Brad Pitt!! The guy is HUNGRY for positive press, when he thinks he's gotten enough, he'll pull the plug on that project in a SECOND!! 0 -
quote:Originally posted by cubslover
You guys don't see it.
The title of this thread is "What a maroon!"
A little mockery.
Heavens to Mergatroid! At least 1 person got it!0 -
quote:Originally posted by dolfan
Guess some members were not a Bugs fan. For those who don't get it, Bugs would use the word "maroon" instead of moron.
Bugs was filmed when we had a more civilized society where you couldn't say certain words...like moron...especially in a kid's show.
I don't really consider the old Bugs to be a "kids show." There was always so much humor in there that little kids would never get.0
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