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 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'm always trying to work on scripts. I'm pretty selective. Sometimes maybe too much because I'm broke .
I've worked with a lot great directors who have huge resumes, but I'm really trying to be active in my career in supporting the new generation of cinema. I like taking some time to try to support and be a part of that.
I don't get to see a lot of films, so I want to watch films I learn from.
'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.
'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.
'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.
When people go at war they cheapen things.
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.
I have fun making films. I love making films. It's the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.
In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.
I think that it's important not to take [acting] too seriously. It's all pretend. It's a strange job.
I was really impressed with Naomi [Watts]. She was a producer, and she was doing things that I wasn't really aware of. The way she was able to switch from handling problems to shoot a really difficult scene, I think is a real testament to her true ability.
Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.