Brad Pitt has opened up about his "profound" grief a year after the death of his mother. He told Esquire magazine: "I think grief is probably the most leveling of all emotions ... That’s an understatement, even. Grief, if you survive it, leaves a gaping hole, but it also leaves profound beauty. It’s going through it and trying and trying and trying and trying to the point of exhaustion and then trying again. Read the full interview with Brad Pitt at https://www.esquire.com/uk/culture/film/a73360477/brad-pitt-interview-2026/