Brad Pitt and Angelina JolieAngelina Jolie has revealed she was totally surprised when she hooked up with Brad Pitt - because she thought she was done with actors.

She told Vanity Fair recently: “After my last divorce [from Billy Bob Thornton], I said I was absolutely going to marry somebody in another field, an aid worker or something.

“Then I met Brad, everything I wasn’t looking for, but the best man, the best father I could possibly wish for, you know?

“I don’t see him as an actor. I see him very much as a dad, as somebody who loves travel and architecture more than being in movies.”

She added that it was also Brad’s passion for international affairs that drew her to him: “[It] was actually one of the things that brought us together.

“Though he wasn’t as publicly active, I found him to be very aware of the world, very curious, very compassionate.

“In his private way, he had been doing a lot. When we met, we realized our common goals were that we both wanted to be involved in the world and see what we could do.

“When it comes to common goals - orphans, orphans’ rights, children - we support each other. It brings us together and makes our relationship work.”