Michael Pitt Quotes

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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…
• 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…
• 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…
• I don't have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone's wearing.
• I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.
• 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…
• I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.
• I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me.
• People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.
• 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.
• 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.
• When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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…
• 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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