For those interested, Aniston did an interview with "Vanity
Fair" magazine in September 2005 after her split with ex-husband
Pitt. Here's the article -- it is a bit long, so it shall be
divided over several posts. Credit to mameha for reproducing the
article.
A good read, but if you find it too long or challenging, just skip
it. 
The Unsinkable Jennifer Aniston (Part 1)
The whole world watched as her "perfect" marriage fell apart. Only
her closest friends knew what really happened. Now, in Jennifer
Aniston's first interview since she split with Brad Pitt, she
spills her heart, and some tears, to Leslie Bennetts, sharing her
shock and confusion over Pitt's liason with Angelina Jolie, her
desire for a family, and her deep, conflicting emotions (anger,
hurt, exasperation, tenderness) toward the man she still
loves.
When Jennifer Aniston opens the door to the Malibu bungalow she's
been holed up in lately, she gives me a radiant smile and an
elusive hello.
Then she bursts into tears.
We have scarcely sat down in the living room, a serene little haven
simply furnished with cushy white sofas and white flowers and white
candles, when her face crumples. She is instantly aghast.
"I haven't been feeling emotional lately, really I haven't," she
wails, fluttering her hands like Rachel Green in distress, except
that this time it isn't funny.
Other than the 24-hour security detail guarding her safety, Aniston
is all alone in the modest rental where she has camped out while
dealing with the end of her marriage to Brad Pitt - and its
devastating aftermath, which has been far worse than the actual
split. The last few months have brought an endless nightmare of
hurtful headlines about her soon-to-be-ex-husband, along with
blatantly fradulent stories about herself, in the tabloids and
supermarket gossip magazines. Pursued around the clock by the rabid
paparazzi she refers to as "ratzies," she is ambushed even on her
own deck by photographers who lurk on the beach outside her door,
spying on her every move.
As she squeezes her eyes shut in an effort to stop crying, the
scene provides a painful contrast with the last time we met. Little
more than a year ago, I interviewed Pitt at the Beverly Hills
mansion that he and Aniston had just spent two years renovating. A
testament to both his passion for architecture and the couple's
hopeful vision of their shared future, the beautiful old house
awaited only by a baby in a bassinet to complete a picture-perfect
existence.
When I left, they both walked me out to my car. Their home, its
windows lit and welcoming, glowed in the twilight. As we said our
good-byes, Pitt and Aniston leaned together in the driveway, arms
twined around each other. Her head rested trustingly on his buff
chest, still pumped up from his rigorous training to play the
warrior Achilles in Troy.
They seemed the most fortunate couple imaginable - two beautiful
superstars who had hit the jackpot, earning not only fame and
riches but also an enduring love. Their fans had long been
captivated by the romance of America's Sweetheart and the Sexiest
Man in the World, and now they were ready to begin a thrilling new
chapter. Aniston's 10-year run on Friends was ending, and she and Pitt
had vowed to start a family when her stupendously successful
television series was finished.
Pitt's final words to me reinforced the impression of connubial
bliss: "I'm happier than I've ever been." But the ensuing months
brought an onslaught of rumors that he had gotten involved with
Angelina Jolie while filming Mr.
and Mrs. Smith. Instead of the joyful announcement many had
anticipated from the Pitts, there was only silence. The New Year
began with photographs of the beautiful couple strolling along the
beach on Anguilla, looking relaxed and happy. Immediately the buzz
shifted into rhapsodic re-appraisals of the state of their
union.
And then came the oh-so-civilized announcement, on January 7, that
Jennifer Aniston and Brad Pitt were separating - that their parting
was "the result of much thoughtful consideration," that it was not
caused by "any of the speculation reported by the tabloid media,"
and that they would remain "committed and caring friends with great
love and admiration for one another."
If Pitt had kept a low profile in the months to come, that might
have even turned out to be true. Instead, the ominous drumroll of
gossip began to crescendo as he and Jolie rendezvoused in exotic
locales, still denying that they were an item. With the paparazzi
snapping away, Pitt stepped into what looked suspiciously like a
paternal role with Jolie's adopted Cambodian son, Maddox.
