My main concern is quality and I think there is quality to be found in all categories of filmmaking. Brad Pitt More Quotes by Brad Pitt More Quotes From Brad Pitt My happiest moment is the day they call wrap and I'm free. I'm not looking back. Brad Pitt looking-back wraps moments With sons and fathers, there's an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you. Brad Pitt connections father son Self improvement is masturbation. Now self destruction. Brad Pitt fight-club-book improvement self So much of making movies is about discovery on the day, what you're figuring out. If you know everything going in, then it's not worth doing - it's already done. I'm interested in finding people who I think have a voice - and a very specific voice. Brad Pitt voice discovery thinking Ideals are peaceful. History is violent. Brad Pitt violent ideals peaceful What's valuable to me has become clearer as I've got older. To me, it's about the value of your time and your day and the value of the people you spend it with. Brad Pitt values valuable people No more excuses. I can't blame anything on my parents. I'm responsible for my mistakes and my choices. Brad Pitt parent choices mistake When you first get opportunities, suddenly you get surrounded by a lot of people who want to make money off you but also are there to help. But they start telling you so much what you need to be and what you need to do to maintain some idea of career maintenance. Brad Pitt careers opportunity ideas I don't want to waste time being angry at someone I love. Brad Pitt angry-at-someone anger want Within time, you get comfortable with yourself and with the unknown - that we're not going to know until that time comes. And that's enough for me. I wrestle with this a lot even now because I don't want to step on anyone's religion. My family is still very dedicated. At the same time, I take great issue with it when it starts defining policy or ultimately becomes separatist. ... It's been the basis of our main conflicts throughout history. Brad Pitt my-family conflict enough I don't want to die without scars. Brad Pitt wanting-to-die scar want The greatest thing an actor can experience is discovery. The greatest thing an artist can walk away with is to learn something about themselves and the world and this was one of those. Brad Pitt actors artist discovery I find all of my performances come down to mathematics in a sense - how do you approach the problem of this character? Sometimes I crack that problem, sometimes I don't. Brad Pitt cracks problem character Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate. I've always been very aware of that, more conscious of who I am, how I fit in the thing as opposed to trying to emulate someone else. Though, sometimes I try to emulate De Niro all the time, who is someone I could never be. Brad Pitt who-i-am littles trying Any love involves loss, and that's the risk you take. And the greater the love, the greater the loss. I certainly feel that now with the woman I'm with, and the children that I have. But whatever the course may be, this time together is extraordinary. Brad Pitt risk loss children I'm 48 now and whatever I get music-wise, I get from my kids and that's it. I don't think I'll ever be hip again! Brad Pitt wise kids thinking Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen. Brad Pitt dozen dimes So I swear to God, I took one year where I just said, This year, I'm just going to cop to it and say to people, 'Okay, where did we meet?' But it just got worse. People were more offended. Every now and then, someone will give me context, and I'll say, 'Thank you for helping me.' But I piss more people off. You get this thing, like, 'You're being egotistical. You're being conceited.' But it's a mystery to me, man. I can't grasp a face and yet I come from such a design/aesthetic point of view. I am going to get it tested. Brad Pitt conceited views men There's nothing more life-changing than fatherhood. Brad Pitt life-changing fatherhood family Oh, I'll never leave Montana, brother. Brad Pitt montana brother
