Brad Pitt says he’s
ready for fatherhood

Brad and Angelina have been all the buzz lately.

While fans can see them together on June 10 in the new film "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," GQ magazine has gotten Brad to open up about Jolie and the idea of fatherhood.

And somehow we get the feeling the ladies won't be complaining when they see Brad in his tool belt for the new GQ spread.

"Mario Testino, the photographer, knew that Brad was very interested in architecture and renovating homes and he thought it would be very interesting to put him in construction gear," GQ features editor Lucy Kaylin told us.

Lucy and the GQ gang were invited to Brad's place for the shoot where he talked candidly about his hopes of one day becoming a daddy.

"He seems very ready for that in a way that he didn't used to be," she added. "He knows that there was a time that he was all about the adventure."

So what kind of father does Mr. Pitt think he will be?

"I'll be able to figure it out when I get there. I have great faith in that. I'm just really aware of the responsibility of putting your life second, and your job is to show this little one around the world," he told GQ.

Brad's recent trips visiting AIDS victims in Africa have also given him a new perspective on adoption.

"I don't know how I can't now, seeing what I've seen," he told the mag. "It makes all the sense in the world to me."

"I think it really seems to me he's been transformed by that experience," Kaylin told us.

Brad admits his friendship with Angelina has been a factor in his own humanitarian efforts.

"He admires that work greatly that she has done," she added.

Of Angelina, Brad says: "She contributes staggering amounts of money — staggering amounts. In fact, she probably makes money so she can give more away. That seems to be more her concern than films."

Jolie's most recent efforts have been in Pakistan to promote Afghan refugee welfare.

"What do I want to do? Do I want to find a solution for the millions of children around the world who are suffering? Yes," Jolie said.

Even other celebs have taken notice of her efforts.

"I think its great that she does that," actor Bradley Whitford told us.

Whitford, Lucy Liu, Don Cheadle and Cameron Diaz, who were presenting awards to four deserving recipients at the Reebok Human Rights Awards, all understand the power of celebrity involvement.

"These are very bountiful lucky times in our lives and we feel like we have an obligation to spend that celebrity wisely," Whitford concluded.

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