Brad Pitt follows Gwyneth Paltrow`s dad`s advice

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Brad Pitt follows his former fiancee Gwyneth Paltrow`s father advice on remaining grounded.

Pitt was romantically involved with Paltrow in the mid-1990s, and the couple was briefly engaged before splitting in 1997. And that`s when he learnt some life lessons from her father, late director Bruce Paltrow. Despite 15 years, a marriage to Jennifer Aniston, and raising six kids with his current fiancee Angelina Jolie, Pitt admits Bruce Paltrow`s tip to refer to himself as "self-employed" rather than "an actor" has kept him grounded, reports contactmusic.com. "I learned that from Bruce Paltrow. I always liked it. It`s a humble way to describe what we do. (If a stranger asks what I do) well, I`d be very Midwest about it, very Missouri. I`d say, `This and that.` I`d say, `I`m a dad, just like you.`," Pitt told Esquire magazine. IANS