Brad Pitt (Oklahoma, 1963) is one of the most acclaimed actors of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. Revered by both specialized critics and the general public, his films have been mostly successful.
Nominated up to three times for the Oscars, Brad Pitt has been the protagonist in different feature films such as “Fight Club”, “Thelma & Louis”, “Se7en”, “Ocean’s Eleven”, “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”, and other films that marked the era.
In today’s article we are going to get to know this North American interpreter better. If you were looking for a selection of famous phrases and quotes from Brad Pitt You have come to the right place.
1. In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it looks like bragging.
A great way of saying that the brave act in a direct way.
2. You must lose everything to gain something.
He who does not risk cannot win.
3. You make yourself what you are. You are in control of your own destiny.
No matter how many external conditions exist, you are your own owner.
4. Most of the time is with family. Most of the time, it’s all the time. When we work it is a very intense piece of time. We work for 12 hours a day, 14 hours a day is common. And we’ll do it for a few months and then we can relax a little.
About the hard work of an actor.
5. Stop being perfect, because obsessing about being perfect prevents you from growing.
One of those Brad Pitt quotes about self-love.
6. The best moments cannot 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’s dead.
Sometimes, there is something magical that escapes the canons of the seventh art.
7. Gay marriage is inevitable. The next generation, they get it. It’s just a matter of time before it becomes a reality.
About the union of people of the same sex, a controversial issue in the United States.
8. I’m not a big proponent of happiness. I think it is very overrated. I think misery is underrated. There is so much value in that. You can’t have one without the other.
Without minimum material conditions, no one can be truly happy.
9. Personally I like getting older: with age comes wisdom and I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, I’ll take wisdom over youth any day.
A great phrase of optimism despite the passage of time.
10. Get into something that’s really personal, that means something to you, where you have something to say. I wish I was more aware of that when I started my career instead of doing some things that I was told would be good for me. And they weren’t, because they left me empty, so I didn’t do a good job anyway. I think that’s what’s key to what we do: it has to be personal.
To get involved in a project, it must strike a chord with us.
11. I was very curious about the world, even at a young age, and I don’t know at what point I realized that other cultures believed in different religions, and my question was: ‘Well, why don’t they go to the world? heaven then? And the answer was always, ‘Well, everyone has a chance, that is, before the word of God as it was described to me then.’ And that didn’t sit well with me. But in times of trouble or discord, it is a great comfort. And it wasn’t until I left home that I really came to the conclusion that it didn’t make sense to me for many other reasons.
He turns to religion to feel that there is “something more.”
12. Fame permanently makes you feel like a girl walking past construction workers.
Always praised and acclaimed by people.
13. I’ve always believed that happiness is overrated, you know? It is those difficult times that inform the next wonderful moment, and it is a series of exchanges, of events, of victories and defeats.
Everything is a process and you never win in an absolute way.
14. You shouldn’t talk until you know what you’re talking about. That’s why I feel uncomfortable with interviews. Journalists ask me if I think China should do something about Tibet. Who cares what I think China should do? They give me a script. I act. I’m here to entertain myself, basically, at the end of the day. I’m a grown man who wears makeup.
With no other intention than to play roles.
15. Do you know how you tell him about true love? It’s when someone’s interest exceeds yours.
One way to define it.
16. The things you own end up being yours.
Better not to have much and be agile and free.
17. I’m probably 20 percent atheist and 80 percent agnostic. I don’t think anyone really knows. You will find out or not when you get there, until then there is no point in thinking about it.
About their religious beliefs.
18. Fatherhood is the best thing I have ever done. Change your perspective. You can write a book, you can make a movie, you can paint a painting, but having children is truly the most extraordinary thing I’ve ever done.
A unique experience that opens your perspective on all things.
19. The United States is not a country, it is a business.
A critical vision of the North American nation.
20. This idea of perpetual happiness is crazy and overrated, because those dark moments propel you to the next bright moments; each helps you appreciate the other.
If you were always happy, your life would not be worth living.
21. You are not the car you drive.
We are not the things we own.
22. A family is a risky company, because the greater the love, the greater the loss… That is the compensation. But I’ll try everything.
The more you love, the more you have to lose.
23. I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven’t known how to make life happier.
About friendship.
24. I think you will make your day. You make your life. A lot of this is all perception, and this is the way I built it for myself. I have to accept it and work within those parameters, and it’s up to me.
About happiness, according to Brad Pitt.
25. I had a friend who worked in hospice, and he said that people in their final moments don’t talk about their successes, awards, or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their sorrows, and I think that is very revealing.
What really touches us is the human and emotional part of existence.
26. The woman is the reflection of her man.
And maybe the other way around too.
27. Let us be the ones to say that we do not accept that a child dies every three seconds simply because he does not have the medications that you and I have. Let us be the ones to say that we are not satisfied that his birthplace determines his right to life. Let us strive; let’s be strong; let’s be brave.
About the injustices in the world, and how to fight them together.
28. The United States is a country founded on firearms. It’s in our DNA. It’s very strange, but I feel better with a gun. I really believe it. I don’t feel safe, I don’t think the house is completely safe if I don’t have one hidden somewhere. That’s my thinking, right or wrong.
Your opinion on the possession of firearms.
29. When I freed myself from the comfort of religion, it was not a loss of faith for me, it was a discovery of myself. I had faith that I am capable of handling any situation. There is peace in the understanding that I have only one life, here and now, and (that) I am responsible.
The determination with which he decided to abandon his faith.
30. I don’t feel restless, I just like to travel.
One of Brad Pitt’s passions: knowing the world.
31. It is a wonderful experience to walk through a museum alone.
Calm, peace and art.
32. I am drawn to furniture design as a complete architecture on a smaller scale.
One of his least known passions-
33. Cate Blanchett is fascinating. I do not know why. She is beyond my understanding. Why we all want to work with her is because she elevates the rest of us. She just has some ethereal grace and elegance that is beyond me, and a keen understanding of human nature. She is simply exquisite. She is from another world.
About the brilliant diva of cinema.
34. Being married means I can break the wind and eat ice cream in bed.
A brutal metaphor about married life.
35. I look and there’s our boy from Vietnam and our daughter from Ethiopia, and our girl was born in Namibia, and our son is from Cambodia, and they’re brothers, man. They are brothers and it is a spectacle of euphoria.
A vision towards those countries.
36. One of the best and smartest things I did was give my children Angie as their mother. She is a great mother. Oh, man, I’m so happy to have her.
About the mother of his children.
37. Your shame will be your torture, and your torture will be your life. I wish so much.
A phrase to reflect on.
38. I’ve been on these tabloids for 14 years, and at some point you become a Zen master of everything.
Persecution by journalists feeds a mentality in which nothing the press says matters.
39. By employing the intelligence of natural systems, we can create industries, buildings, and even regional plans that consider nature and commerce not mutually exclusive but mutually combined.
For the actor, the use of nature is not incompatible with its maintenance.
40. It’s hard to be surprised by a movie. It’s hard to be surprised by another actor or a director when you’ve already seen enough and been present. So when I am, or when I forget I’m watching someone’s movie, or when I don’t know how someone made a certain turn that I wasn’t expecting… You know, I’m in.
Cinema’s ability to surprise is not easy to achieve.
41. The last Bollywood movie I saw was 3 Idiots with Aamir Khan. It was impressive!
Anecdote about cinema produced on the other side of the world.
42. Democracy doesn’t work unless people are well informed, and I don’t know if 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 questions.
Interesting reflection on the limitations of democracy.
43. Equality, absolutely, that is what defines us. It’s what makes us great. If it doesn’t fit well with your religion, let your God resolve it in the end, but that’s us. We are equal.
Given equal opportunities, it is better to see what each person is like.
44. If someone wants to do drugs…as long as they are not corrupting minors or driving under the influence or endangering others, shouldn’t a person have that right?
Another opinion from Brad Pitt based on ethics.
45. Hitting rock bottom is not a weekend retreat, it’s not a damn seminar. Stop trying to control everything and just let it go.
Failure is relative; Sometimes the right thing to do is not to obsess over something.
46. Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You come out with more instead of looking inward.
A metaphor about success.
47. You don’t know someone until you know what they want.
Each person’s motivations tell us a lot about that person.
48. With children and fathers, there is an inexplicable connection and a mark that your father leaves on you.
A hereditary mark that goes beyond biology.
49. A lot of making movies is about discovery in the day, what you’re discovering. If you know everything that goes into it, 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.
Spontaneity and improvisation are positive values in acting.
50. Ideals are peaceful. The story is violent.
The material expression of ideas can generate physical or any other type of violence.
51. Self-improvement is masturbation.
One of the most popular lines of dialogue from Fight Club.
52. My happiest moment is the day they call wrapping and I am free. I’m not looking back.
The satisfaction of completing a job.
53. What is valuable to me has become clearer as I have gotten older. For me, it’s about the value of your time and your day and the value of the people you spend it with.
Another reflection on what maturing consists of.
54. No more excuses. I can’t blame my parents for anything. I am responsible for my mistakes and my choices.
Emancipation is also accepting one’s own mistakes.
55. I don’t want to waste time being angry with someone I love.
One of Brad Pitt’s simplest and most emotional phrases.
56. When you first get opportunities, you suddenly surround yourself with a lot of people who want to make money from you but are also there to help. But they begin to tell you both what you should be and what you should do to maintain your career.
A critique of the opportunistic logic of the world of work.
57. The best thing an actor can experience is discovery. The best thing an artist can do is learn something about himself and the world.
Learning is a constant in creative professions.
58. Over time, you become comfortable with yourself and the unknown, which we won’t know until that time comes. And that’s enough for me. I struggle 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 have a big problem when it starts to define a policy or ultimately becomes separatist. …It has been the basis of our main conflicts throughout history.
Various personal opinions on religion.
59. I don’t want to die without scars.
These brands are also a way of telling one’s own story.
60. I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.
About a part of your personal relationships.
61. There is nothing more life-changing than parenthood.
Another of those phrases from Brad Pitt about one of the life milestones that usually mark the most: the birth of children.
62. Once you get older, you get a little closer, intimate. I’ve always been very aware of that, more aware of who I am, of how I fit into it, rather than trying to emulate someone else. However, sometimes I try to emulate De Niro all the time, who is someone I could never be.
Reflection on how the passage of time affects us in maturity.
63. I’m 48 now and whatever I have in terms of music, I get it from my kids and that’s it. I don’t think it will be back in fashion!
A cultural filter that goes from one generation to another.
64. When I received my first paycheck from my now-known job, I spent it on a Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.
Some autobiographical data about Brad Pitt.
65. I look at my children and feel like I’m on the precipice of this job, like I’m leaning towards the other side. I’m very time conscious, I guess is what I mean, and I want to be there as much as I can with my kids, and I also want to make sure I do all the things that are important to me.
Family balance is not always easy, especially when you have to maintain a professional career as active as that of a Hollywood actor.
66. Man, when I have my helmet on, I’m invisible. And people treat me like the bike guy…it gives you a chance to read them.
Interesting insight into his life as a famous person.
67. When you see a person, do you focus on their appearance? It’s just a first impression. Then there are those who don’t immediately catch your attention, but you talk to them and they become the most beautiful thing in the world.
The most interesting facet of people is invisible to the eyes.
68. I don’t think I’m that late to be a father.
A reflection on his own personal life.
69. Every wrong step leads to the next right step
It is always possible to see the constructive side of errors.
70. I believe in the power of journalism. To make informed decisions, you must understand the dynamics of a situation. And journalism closes gaps and creates dialogue
The fourth power can bring points of view into contact whose combination helps inform us about reality.
