Michael Pitt Quotes
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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Having been raised by actors who love moral ambiguity and flawed protagonists, I feel like it's sort of in the blood to want to take it on.
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I fell in love with the whole process of making a movie. I loved the sets. I loved watching the actors and the crew.
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I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.
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I'm related to the portrait painter George Romney.
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The actors that I love to work with, they're hard on me. They're pushing me.
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Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.
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I follow Elle Fanning's career. I really like to follow actors who are a similar age to me. Just to see what they're up to.
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I love actors.
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I've never associated myself with other singers, certainly not female singers.
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Mohd Rafi saab and I fought over royalty rights. At a meeting attended by prominent singers and musicians, he stood up and said, 'Main aaj se Lata ke saath nahin gaoonga'. I retorted, 'Rafi saab, ek minute. Aap nahin gaayenge mere saath yeh galat baat hai. Main aapke saath nahin gaoongee'. I stormed out and called all my composers there and then and informed them to rope in another singer if it was a duet with Rafi saab.
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Actors are an insecure breed. It's hard to have your career depend upon other people's opinions of what you do.
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I think Phil Collins is one of the most underrated musicians, singers, performers - he is absolutely amazing, I think, and I think hes probably got a bit of a rough ride occasionally because he became so mainstream and so popular.
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Nothing makes an actor feel freer and more inventive and more creative than being trusted.
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The best thing I ever saw was a man who loved his wife.
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I am waiting for the right story to tell. Just like 'Man of Tai Chi' just seemed to be the right story to tell. So I'm looking for that. Because I really love directing. I love developing the story. I love actors. I love the cinema of it, the way that you tell a story visually.
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When I was very young, biology, the diversity of life, was one of my main interests. I know there's this image people have that I'm this spoiled, cocky punk of an actor. Honestly, that's not who I am. I really care that so many species have been wiped out, like genocide of entire races. I believe in the divine right of all species to survive on this planet. So I decided I want to be active as an environmentalist. I learned. I asked experts. I got active.
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As a director, I hoped that I was able to help the actors by giving them the space and the respect they need and the trust. I gave them what I always felt I needed when I was working.
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For old actors, just remember that inside you're only 14. Acting is for kids. You poor old grown-ups, you've forgotten how to do what kids know automatically.
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Why does everybody thing things are always contractual? I saw a shitload of questions and thought "better keep these answers short or I'll never get to all of these".
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I just think there are a lot of celebrities who don't feel that they have a voice. A lot of actors come from a place of fear, and that's just a general statement about actors. You're terrified the casting director won't like you, you're terrified the producer won't like you, you're terrified the director won't like you, and on and on.
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Check your ego at the door and check your gut instead. Every right decision I have ever made has come from my gut. Every wrong decision I've made was the result of me not listening to the greater voice of myself.
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Of course you want more revenue, but what good is it if it isn't predictable?
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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.
