Brad Pitt on Working with Angelina Jolie Pitt: 'I Trust Her with My Life'

"She's decisive, incredibly intuitive, knife-sharp and, might I say, sexy at her post," Brad Pitt tells V magazine

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Published on October 28, 2015 10:35 AM

While many people might find it challenging to work alongside their spouse, for Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie Pitt, the arrangement seems to suit them just fine.

In the winter issue of V magazine – which PEOPLE debuted the cover of in the current issue – Pitt, 51, opened up about what it was like being directed by his wife on their upcoming film, By the Sea.

“It’s surprising how much I enjoy the direction of my wife,” he admitted.

When Jolie Pitt, 40, first presented him with the idea of making the film together, he said it was an easy decision to reunite with his wife onscreen for the first time in 10 years. (The two first costarred in 2005’s Mr. & Mrs. Smith.)

Why?

“I trust her with my life,” he said.

In fact, Pitt quite enjoys seeing his wife in a position of power.

“She’s decisive, incredibly intuitive, knife-sharp and, might I say, sexy at her post,” he said.

Set in France during the 1970s, By the Sea tells the story of a crumbling marriage between Vanessa (Jolie Pitt), a former dancer, and her writer husband, Roland (Pitt).

The couple, who recently celebrated their one-year wedding anniversary, traded in a typical newlywed getaway for a honeymoon on set. The whole family, including their six children, jetted off to the Mediterranean nation of Malta to begin filming the romantic drama.