Brad Pitt
Brad Pitt
William Bradley "Brad" Pittis an American actor and producer. He has received multiple awards and nominations including an Academy Award as producer under his own company Plan B Entertainment...
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth18 December 1963
CityShawnee, OK
horse successful decision
The choice or decision to take on a film certainly isn't calculated as far as doing something that will be successful against something that will have a smaller audience. It's all a gamble to me, I don't bet on the horses; I just go with the story that speaks to me and that I feel strongly about which is this one [The Assassination of Jesse James].
kids years heaven
I come from the belief that all good films find their time whether it's on opening week or sometime later. That's certainly true with some of my favourite films that might relate to this [The Assassination of Jesse James] film in terms of cadence like Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, or McCabe & Mrs Miller or Days of Heaven. I found them 10 to 20 years after they were made.
play ideas film
[Robert]Ford had the idea that through fame he would receive some personal validity, but he didn't. I feel that these are not the main themes, but certainly themes that are at play in this film [ Assassination of Jesse James].
thinking quality categories
My main concern is quality and I think there is quality to be found in all categories of filmmaking.
stories actors
I got into [producing] to be part of stories that wouldn't necessarily be right for me as an actor.
firsts done window
Family comes first so I only have this specific window of time available to me and because of that I actually get more done.
america perception needs
We, in America, love a story - we need a story to get involved in. But then everything becomes more about how the story protects a certain perception as we pick sides.
filling-in stories film
For me a film is at its best when you can start filling in the story with your own life experience.
directors liked nature
I would say that the directors that I've liked the most are all curious in nature - curious thinkers. They're all big questioners, I would say, first and foremost.
life
I'd say that 'Tree of Life' is not a Christian so much as a spiritual film.
publicist
I've never seen a publicist that could protect me from things, protect anyone from what's going on out there.
family
I always thought that if I wanted to do a family, I wanted to do it big. I wanted there to be chaos in the house.
films kids means quicker
I'm much more experienced now, so I can find films that are interesting quicker and cut out the films that don't really matter. It means more to me now because my kids are going to see them, and I want them to be proud.
gonna hours however people respect spend takes weeks
That's the most important thing to me - that if I'm gonna spend however long it takes to make a movie, give up 14 hours a day for however many weeks or months, then it's very important for me to know that I'm working with people who I respect and enjoy and that we're going for something together.