Michael Pitt Quotes

"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."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Work, Acting, Actor, Fun, Hard work)

"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."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Forget)

"I feel that film, as opposed to theatre, is about capturing that one, real moment."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Film, Theatre)

"I think in some ways you learn more from the things you don't like than the things you do."
- Michael Pitt

"I think Van Sant is the most important American director we have. He takes the most risks. He's just pure to me."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: American)

"It sounds cliche, but success is your friends, your family, what you do, and if you're happy when you wake up."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Success, Family, Friends)

"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."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Fire, Help)

"When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that."
- Michael Pitt
(Related: Actors, Ego)