I needed to stay in the character.

- Michael Pitt

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

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

- Michael Pitt

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 i…

- Michael Pitt

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

- Michael Pitt

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…

- Michael Pitt

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

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…

- Michael Pitt

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' t…

- Michael Pitt