Top 35 Michael Pitt Quotes (2025 Update)

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

— Michael Pitt

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

— Michael Pitt

3. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

4. “I saw the main character played by Mads Mikkelsen, and he’s amazing. Hannibal had that going for it.”

— Michael Pitt

5. “I was about to move out of my apartment because I was so broke. I’d sort of made a pact with myself that I wouldn’t take a job unless it was interesting to me, and I became broke very fast.”

— Michael Pitt

6. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

7. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

8. “I’m not really equipped to do anything else but making movies. In every other aspect of my life I’m a total failure.”

— Michael Pitt

9. “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 films that are going to be good. The main reason is not to make money, although at some points it’s really difficult when you’re broke.”

— Michael Pitt

10. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

11. “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

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

— Michael Pitt

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

— Michael Pitt

14. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

15. “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

16. “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

17. “I’m always trying to work on scripts. I’m pretty selective. Sometimes maybe too much because I’m broke .”

— Michael Pitt

18. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

19. “People don’t want to be plagued by not knowing-they want answers.”

— Michael Pitt

20. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

21. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

22. “I needed to stay in the character.”

— Michael Pitt

23. “Now is a very interesting time because of the digital cameras, and the fact that you can edit anywhere. It’s a great time to be a filmmaker, is a great time to be starting off.”

— Michael Pitt

24. “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 I first saw ‘Lawrence of Arabia’ that I wanted to be an actor.”

— Michael Pitt

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

— Michael Pitt

26. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

27. “If I’m able to catch the screening, there’s a point in the film where, like clockwork, a portion of the audience gets really emotional and begins to cry. And that’s very difficult to make happen.”

— Michael Pitt

28. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

29. “In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.”

— Michael Pitt

30. “Some directors are very free and some directors are very specific. It seemed like doing a play.”

— Michael Pitt

31. “I have fun making films. I love making films. It’s the only thing I know how to do. And I do it well.”

— Michael Pitt

32. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

33. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

34. “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

35. “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.”

— Michael Pitt

36. “When people go at war they cheapen things.”

— Michael Pitt

37. “When actors give their input, it can be very ego-driven, and directors are scared of that.”

— Michael Pitt