Michael Pitt
I want my audience to say, "Wow, this is a film I'm benefiting from. I'm benefiting from what this filmmaker is trying to say." I'd always rather learn and be entertained than be entertained and feel myself getting dumber by the moment.Collection: Trying
I'm always trying to work on scripts. I'm pretty selective. Sometimes maybe too much because I'm broke .Collection: Always Trying
I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.Collection: Aspect
From where I started to where I'm at right now I'm loaded in retrospect to the opportunities that I have. As far as money and the scheme of the world, I don't cash in. I do films because I'm sensitive and maybe stupid, and that I feel like I'm going to have fun on and feel like I'm going to have a good experience with. It's not about punching in and selling soap.Collection: Fun
I've worked with a lot great directors who have huge resumes, but I'm really trying to be active in my career in supporting the new generation of cinema. I like taking some time to try to support and be a part of that.Collection: Careers
I needed to stay in the character.Collection: Character
I think that it's important not to take [acting] too seriously. It's all pretend. It's a strange job.Collection: Jobs
I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.Collection: Character
When people go at war they cheapen things.Collection: War
I think my audience is smart. If there's a way to be entertained and get things out - real things, not stupid moral crap - that's the best.Collection: Real
I think it's very dangerous for an actor to take [shooting] too seriously because I think it could really damage you if you do that.Collection: Thinking
In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.Collection: Dedication
If I'm able to catch the screening, there's a point in the film where, like clockwork, a portion of the audience gets really emotional and begins to cry. And that's very difficult to make happen.Collection: Emotional
I was really impressed with Naomi [Watts]. She was a producer, and she was doing things that I wasn't really aware of. The way she was able to switch from handling problems to shoot a really difficult scene, I think is a real testament to her true ability.Collection: Real
Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.Collection: Play
Every director is different and they all have different styles. I've worked with directors who were very specific and they gave a lot of direction. The one thing about Michael [Haneke]that I think is interesting is that he really has a reason for everything he's asking you. If you challenge it, he is open for discussion but he has a clear idea of what he wants with reasons why.Collection: Thinking
I don't really even know what Twitter is. I know that might sound wierd to some people. I don't use social media. I make music, so I use social media... it's more helpful for me when I'm making music than as an actor.Collection: Media
I was about to move out of my apartment because I was so broke. I'd sort of made a pact with myself that I wouldn't take a job unless it was interesting to me, and I became broke very fast.Collection: Jobs
Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.Collection: Actors
I'm really, really blessed. Not only am I blessed to have found that I love making films, but I'm also insanely blessed to be able to do it. I have to remind myself that when I'm complaining.Collection: Blessed
I remember when I was a kid looking at different types of film and really examining the grains of them. I remember even looking at the ink streaks.Collection: Kids
I'm not prejudiced about what type of movies I'm in, what form they take or whether they're studio or independent. I just want to make films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it's really difficult when you're broke.Collection: Independent