Michael Pitt
Michael Pitt
Michael Carmen Pittis an American actor, model and musician. Pitt is known in film for his roles in Bernardo Bertolucci's The Dreamers, Gus Van Sant's Last Days, Michael Haneke's Funny Games and M. Night Shyamalan's The Village, and in television for his roles as Jimmy Darmody in the HBO series Boardwalk Empire and Mason Verger in season two of the NBC series Hannibal...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth10 April 1981
CityWest Orange, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
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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.
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.
Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.
I needed to stay in the character.
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.
You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.
So many of us have our asses watching stupid reality shows, desensitizing our brains. Like, "Wow, isn't that dumb, but I'm so entertained right now! That's the stupidest thing I've seen in my life - give me more of it!" It's not good.
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.
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.
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.
People don't want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.
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 think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do.
I'm not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I'm a total failure.