Top 30 Michael Pitt Quotes

If I cared what people think about my career, I would have not done – just look at my work. Don’t look at me; look at what I’ve done.

Scientists have this stigma of being guys or women in white lab coats with no sense of humor, no passion, devoid of all emotion, and that has been the complete opposite of the scientists I’ve met.

I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment.

I get really into research. I know people say that, but I’m really into research.

I don’t get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.

It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you’re happy when you wake up.

What I’m trying to do is to make films – ‘I Origins’ is one of them – with the new generation of filmmakers. I want to support that.

Film is a collaborative art form. If you’re not being collaborative, you probably shouldn’t be working in film. You don’t do it on your own. People who understand that, cultivate that, get the best results.

Your experiences are what made you what you are today. So when tragedy happens in people’s lives, and things are left unsaid, it can be very unsettling. The lack of closure can linger.

Writers, directors often can get too precious with their words.

‘Dawson’s Creek’ was my introduction to the industry. It put some money in my pocket and it put me in the position I wanted to be in, where I could audition for projects that I wanted to be a part of. I didn’t find it creatively fulfilling in any way though.

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.

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.

Every movie that I’ve picked, from my first film on, has been considered by everyone to be ‘career suicide.’ And I have an amazing life. I have an amazing career. I work with artists. But I’m not making ‘Spider-Man.’

To be honest, I make very controversial films. The films that I’ve made have been very, very bold choices.

I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He’s just pure to me.

There’s something very, very powerful about having a life mate that you are attracted to but then can also have a beer with.

‘Boardwalk’ begins literally on the first day of Prohibition, which I think was a wonderful way to start – to have the story kind of come out of this massive historical phenomenon. And the more I researched the ’20s, the more I discovered just how interesting it was.

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.

I don’t have a lot of time to surf the net and see what everyone’s wearing.

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.

I don’t believe Wikipedia about anything. I don’t go there for anything but keywords.

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.

I don’t choose characters with the intention of working something out in my personal life.

I’m a closeted nerd. I studied Richard Dawkins. I watched every lecture. He’s sort of the leading scientific atheist of our time. He’s very provocative. His whole thing is science over spirituality.

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.

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.

You always have nerves. And it’s important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.

‘Boardwalk’ has kind of exposed me to a different demographic. And it upped my skills in terms of the speed with which I can prep a scene, and I’m excited to apply that.

I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don’t like than the things you do.