Brad Pitt always wanted big family

Brad Pitt had no qualms about becoming a dad to six kids in the space of three years - because he always dreamed of having a chaotic family life.

The Hollywood actor embarked on a romance with Angelina Jolie in 2005 and by 2008, the stars were parents to three biological and three adopted children.

Pitt says, "I know it seems extreme from the outside, but I've always kind of operated this way. When I know, I know, and why mess around?

"I had a friend who had a big family when I was a kid. I just loved the chaos around the breakfast table and the fighting and the ribbing, and the mom making pancakes for everyone or the dad making pancakes. And I just decided then if I was ever going to do it - this left some indelible mark on me - if I was ever going to do it, that's the way I was going to do it."