Quotes from Michael Pitt

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.

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

Brooklyn is definitely the only place to live in the New York area. I love Brooklyn. Go Brooklyn!

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.'

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.

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

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.

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.

When I make movies, I have a lot of respect for my audience. 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.

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.

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

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

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.

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.

'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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

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

Right 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.