India, Aug. 11 -- Brad Pitt has confirmed he is drinking alcohol again after seven years of sobriety, telling Esquire magazine in an interview published on August 10 that he has returned to wine in careful moderation. "No, I got-I was sober for seven years," Pitt told the magazine's Ryan D'Agostino, before adding "and then I got back off the wagon."

The 62-year-old actor stressed the shift was measured rather than a return to his former drinking habits, saying he now drinks "in a more restrained manner."

He acknowledged testing his limits since resuming, recalling moments when he "got overconfident a couple times, went, Yep, nope, not good for me. Not in big quantities." Asked what his approach looks like now, Pitt said "I can have a fe...