Brad Pitt says fatherhood is "absolutely sublime". The actor, whose baby daughter with Angelina Jolie is a month old, has also co-adopted her first two children, Cambodian Maddox and little Zahara, from Ethiopia.

He told Newsweek magazine being a father had made him more of an activist on issues such as child poverty.

"Whether you have them or adopt them, they're all blood," Pitt said of his brood. "And the funniest people I've ever met."

The 42-year-old added: "I look at Zahara and imagine what her life could have been.

"You want to grab as many of these kids in your arms as you can.
"They need our help, and we should be doing more."

Pitt, who was named one of 15 people who "make America great" by Newsweek, also spoke about his and Jolie's decision to sell the first pictures of baby Shiloh to People magazine for a reported four million dollars and give the money to charity.

"Knowing that someone was going to hound us for that first photo - and was going to profit immensely for doing it - I just couldn't live with it," he said.

"We were able to turn that around and collect millions for people who are really going to need it."

Shiloh was born in Namibia, where the couple were followed by the world's media, giving them the chance to highlight the African nation's problems.
"It's the first time I've actually felt like we have some degree of control over it," Pitt said.

"I can't describe what an immense relief it is for me."
He also said he planned to get more involved with a project to help rebuild New Orleans.

After Hurricane Katrina he joined forces with the environmental advocacy group Global Green USA, putting up 100,000 dollars to help sponsor an architecture competition to create affordable, eco-friendly, multi-family housing for the city.

"Of course, the ultimate goal is to get the designs built," Pitt said.
"It's a bit of a quagmire down there now, so I see myself getting even more involved in the future."