He is the Justin of all trades, but lover to just one. Actor, screenwriter, director, and Jennifer Aniston’s fiancé Justin Theroux is the latest dapper fellow to be featured on the cover of GQ’s October “Style Manual” issue.
The reigning Hollywood cool guy, whom GQ calls one of the best-dressed men in America, shows how to rock an off-duty suit in his fashion photo spread. He also sits down with writer Amy Wallace and shares 13 things you probably don’t know about him, including: he’s terrible at sports, raises chickens with girlfriend Jen, collects bizarre art like human teeth and syphilis throats, hates Teva sandals, and more.
Check out some excerpts from the GQ interview below.
Justin Theroux on how his relationship with Jennifer Aniston has changed his life:
“It’s a bit like going to a slightly different altitude, you know?” he says. The paparazzi—“I call them photojournalists, actually,” he says—can be a drag. And “when I get complimented on the street because I’m having twins”—that’s weird, too.
…on the interesting items Aniston wouldn’t let him keep in their home:
“I have these beautiful wax-museum pieces—handmade, from the 1800s—from a museum of curiosities. They’re just these open mouths, with tongues, and in the throats are different stages, labeled, of syphilis and gonorrhea and whatever.” He pauses in a way that makes clear his betrothed drew the line at gonorrhea. “Those definitely found a great place in my office in L.A.,” Theroux says. “They weren’t going to be above the fireplace anytime soon.”
…on the animals that he and Aniston adopted with their new house:
The many-million-dollar Bel Air mansion he and Aniston just bought came with its own poultry: six chickens. “We inherited the chickens from the previous owners,” Theroux says. “They were like, ‘Of course we’ll get rid of the chickens,’ and we said, ‘Are you crazy? Don’t get rid of the chickens. That’s half the reason we wanted this place.’ ”
…on growing up with ADHD:
“That’s still my least favorite thing to hear,” Theroux says. “Someone saying, ‘Don’t be stupid.’ ” Diagnosed with ADHD, he had the habit of making trouble and ran through a bunch of schools when he was younger. “I could not keep my mind on one task,” he says. When he tried, “it was like trying to bite down on a tennis ball”—by which he means, impossible. “You go, ‘Okay, I’m going to try.’ Then the toe starts tapping, your hand moves, next thing you know you’re grabbing a pencil, breaking it, and throwing it.” Worse still, Theroux couldn’t read. He didn’t finish a book, beginning to end, until he was in high school. “Reading was tough,” he says. “Like, insurmountable.”
…on the belief that fun pays:
“Whenever I’ve done anything where I feel like, ‘Oh, it would be smart to do that,’ it’s always been a mistake,” he says, looking back on the perils of overthinking professional decisions. “Whenever I do the ‘Oh, it would be fun to do that,’ it’s always paid dividends.”
Be sure to head over to GQ to learn more about Justin. The issue hits stands on September 24th. Until then, check out the full cover story here and the full spread here.
SOURCE: GQ
