Apr 7, 2007, 7:00 GMT
Don Cheadle doesn't want to live like Brad Pitt.
03/20/2007 - Don Cheadle - Reign Over Me New York Movie Premiere - Skirball Center - New York, NY © Janet Mayer / Photorazzi
The actor is close friends with his 'Ocean's Eleven' co-star but says their lifestyles are miles apart, which is exactly how he likes it.
Cheadle said: "I really don't know how I would find myself coping with some things today. It would be impossible if I had Brad's life. I mean, I love him to death, but I wouldn't trade. Fine, I'd be becoming the 'It Guy', but I would be giving up the rest of my life."
The 'Hotel Rwanda' star loves his low-profile life and is glad he didn't crack Hollywood until he was older.
The 42-year-old actor said: "I still take my daughters to school every day, that's important to me. Tinseltown is littered with people who blew up too fast. When I was younger I would have loved that meteoric kind of rise, but I'm coming more and more round to the tortoise's point of view. Here, steady really can win the race and you can still have equanimity too."
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