Crime is just unvarnished capitalism, after all.
BRAD PITTCrime is just unvarnished capitalism, after all.
BRAD PITTI phoned my grandparents and my grandfather said ‘We saw your movie.’ ‘Which one?’ I said. He shouted ‘Betty, what was the name of that movie I didn’t like?
BRAD PITTYou don’t really get to choose who you fall in love with. Love chooses you.
BRAD PITTAmerica is a country founded on guns. It’s in our DNA. It’s very strange but I feel better having a gun. I really do. I don’t feel safe, I don’t feel the house is completely safe, if I don’t have one hidden somewhere. That’s my thinking, right or wrong.
BRAD PITTIf someone wants to do drugs … as long as he or she isn’t corrupting minors or driving under the influence or endangering others, shouldn’t a person have that right?
BRAD PITTGetting a burp out of your little thing when she needs it is probably the greatest satisfaction I’ve come across at this point in my life.
BRAD PITTThe best moments can’t be preconceived. I’ve spent a lot of time in editing rooms, and a scene can be technically perfect, with perfect delivery and facial expression and timing, and you remember all your lines, and it is dead.
BRAD PITTBeing married means I can break wind and eat ice cream in bed.
BRAD PITTDemocracy doesn’t work unless people are well informed, and I don’t know that we are. People just don’t have the time. Most people’s daily lives are just about surviving. Most people don’t have time to really study crucial issues.
BRAD PITTSo 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 PITTOnce you hit 40, you start reexamining the math of it all. I’ll trade wisdom for youth any day.
BRAD PITTYour shame will be your torture, and your torture will be your life. I wish it long.
BRAD PITTEquality, absolutely, that’s what defines us. It’s what makes us great. If it doesn’t sit well with your religion, let your God sort it out in the end, but that’s us. We’re equal.
BRAD PITTIdeals are peaceful. History is violent.
BRAD PITTI don’t feel restless, I just like to travel.
BRAD PITTI’m actually very snobbish about directors. I have to say no all the time. ‘No’ is the most powerful word in our business. You’ve got to protect yourself… To leave home, it’s got to be worth leaving. It’s got to be worth it.
BRAD PITT