Michael Pitt Quotes
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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.
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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.
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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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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.
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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.
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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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You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.
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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.
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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.
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In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.
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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.
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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.
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When people go at war they cheapen things.
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I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.
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I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.
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People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.
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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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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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I needed to stay in the character.