Angelina Jolie Calls Brad Pitt A “Great, Loving Father”

Angelina Jolie couldn't be happier having Brad Pitt by her side as they raise their six children.

"I love being with Brad, I love all the sensitivity and natural emotion," the "Kung Fu Panda 2" actress told Britain's The Telegraph newspaper when asked about her longtime partner. "I am very lucky with Brad… he is a real gentleman, but he is also a real man's man."

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The 35-year-old Oscar winner said she loves Brad's duality.

"He's got the wonderful balance of being an extraordinary, great, loving father, a very, very intelligent man and physically he's a real man, in all things that it means," she continued.

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Angelina – who is directing her first feature, "In the Land of Blood and Honey" – said her 47-year-old partner loves when he has daddy duty.

"It's a special time for daddy when mom works for a few months. And Brad is such a great dad," she explained. "When I'm working he's putting in the extra dad time, and that's special for their relationship too."

The actress noted that she never takes on too much work, always ensuring she has plenty of time with their giant brood.

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"When Brad and I decided to have a large family we decided we'd only do it if we could be really hands-on and take the kids with us, seeing them every day," Angelina said. "I'm always there on weekends. I only ever work a five-day week, and I am often there for breakfast or dinner. When I'm working, they come up at lunch, I love that I can have children."

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