Brad Pitt's happy birthday

By April MacIntyre Dec 10, 2008, 0:19 GMT

12/08/2008 - Brad Pitt - "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button" Los Angeles Premiere - Arrivals - Mann\'s Village Theater - Westwood, CA. USA © Albert L. Ortega / PR Photos

Brad Pitt is happy turning 45. He told Extra, “I like wisdom that comes with age.”

At last night’s premiere of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Brad Pitt told Extra that he’s embracing his upcoming 45th birthday saying, “I like wisdom that comes with age. I wouldn’t trade it for youth any day." Pitt also told Penacoli the reports that Angelina Jolie gave him a $12,000 motorcycle are “not true at all.”

On a recent episode of The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Pitt encouraged DeGeneres to send Chippendales to the office of good friend and fellow prankster George Clooney, which she did. 

Pitt is not afraid of retaliation, commenting, "It's a pre-emptive strike. It’s coming anyway. You got to get something." Asked about Clooney’s look-a-like facial hair, Pitt responded, “He's a handsome dude, what can I tell you…I can't get this guy out of my slipstream…I get a mustache. He gets a mustache.”

When asked if Pitt would ever work with former Interview with the Vampire co-star, Tom Cruise, Pitt responded, “Of course. He's a friend of mine. He's a strong one, that guy....I loved what he did in Tropic Thunder. The ending is hilarious."

Pitt talked about the transformation to age backwards in his new film, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, he explained, "My mornings started very early. Getting up at 3 in the morning and sitting in the chair for four or five hours."

“Extra’s” interview with Brad Pitt airs tonight.