‘I Trust Her With My Life’ -- Brad Pitt on his wife Angelina Jolie

Even couples who really love each other can find it challenging to work together, let alone to work together in a situation where one is giving the other orders.

But Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, a.k.a. Hollywood’s golden example of marital equity, a.k.a. the ne plus ultra of #relationshipgoals, aren’t having a problem with that.



 “By the Sea,” which hits theaters in November, features the couple starring opposite each other for the first time since 2005’s “Mr. and Mrs. Smith.” Only there’s a new wrinkle this time: Angelina Jolie also directed this movie, which meant telling her husband how to act — literally.

So, how did it go?

In a soon-to-be-published interview in V Magazine includes major gushing about how much he loved being directed by Angelina.

“I operated on pure instinct. Angie and I have too much history and understanding of each other to question beyond there,” he said. “​It’s surprising how much I enjoy the direction of my wife. ​She’s decisive, incredibly intuitive, knife-sharp, and might I say, sexy at her post. I trust her with my life.”

Not that it’s at all surprising to hear that Angelina makes an excellent lady boss. But with weeks to go before “By the Sea” hits theaters, this series of comments from Brad is an amazing, early rave review.

“​​At the end of the day, we get to be parents,” he said, “greeting our lovely, crazy children and talking about their day, making sure they brush their teeth, so all the tension from our day is tabled…until the next.”​