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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In a weird way scientists understand things on a higher level but it takes a lot of dedication and a lot of time.
'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.
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 don't really even know what Twitter is. I know that might sound wierd to some people. I don't use social media. I make music, so I use social media...it's more helpful for me when I'm making music than as an actor.
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.
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.
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.
Anything that you [as an actor] can change about yourself for a part is helpful.
You always have nerves. And it's important to respect your nerves and your doubts. And then you have to ultimately overcome them.
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.
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 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.