Michael Pitt quotes
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“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.”
-- Michael PittSource : Interview With Martin Scorsese, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 17, 2010.
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“Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.”
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“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.”
-- Michael PittSource : Interview With Martin Scorsese, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 17, 2010.
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“I've noticed that sometimes when you keep things a little smaller, it's easier to focus on the creative aspects of what you're doing.”
-- Michael PittSource : Interview With Martin Scorsese, www.interviewmagazine.com. August 17, 2010.
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“I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he's amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.”
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“Well, the first thing I wanted to be was a carpenter. Then I wanted to be a painter and then a singer. It was when I first saw 'Lawrence of Arabia' that I wanted to be an actor.”
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“There are two kinds of directors: There's the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room, locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.”
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“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.”
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“A kid now can practically record a song or edit a short film on his way to school. I think that will produce, perhaps, more less-interesting things - or you'll have to search more to find the interesting things. But I also think it's exciting.”
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“When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.”
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“There are directors who, their direction is high, but then when you challenge it, it crumbles. They can't back up what they're asking.”
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“Personally, I'm very classic. If I'm going to wear a suit, it's going to be classic, black, and fit very well. There's nothing like it.”
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“People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.”
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“I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.”
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“I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.”
-- Michael PittSource : "Walk like a junkie". www.theguardian.com. August 11, 2005.
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“I'm doing a record that has a story that runs through all of the songs, and then there is also a film that goes along with it.”
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“I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.”
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“I don't have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone's wearing.”
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“Different films have different places in people's lives. I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.”
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“All these directors who do different locations forget that one room can be shot from a million different angles and a million different ways. When I direct a movie, I'm going to use that.”
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“Acting is really scary, but it's also challenging, fun, hard work. There's always an element of improvisation with every actor, even when something is really scripted.”
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“It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.”
-- Michael PittSource : "Q&A with 'Last Days' star Michael Pitt". Interview with Brad Balfour, www.tailslate.net. July 21, 2005.
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