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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 Pitt -
It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up.
Michael Pitt
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You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.
Michael Pitt -
If a religious person says "No, no, no" and they won't listen to science, it makes me think that they don't have faith in their own religion.
Michael Pitt -
In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.
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.
Michael Pitt -
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 Pitt -
I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.
Michael Pitt
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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.
Michael Pitt -
Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.
Michael Pitt -
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.
Michael Pitt -
I needed to stay in the character.
Michael Pitt -
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.
Michael Pitt -
People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.
Michael Pitt
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I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.
Michael Pitt -
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.
Michael Pitt -
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.
Michael Pitt -
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 Pitt -
When people go at war they cheapen things.
Michael Pitt