100+ Brad Pitt Quotes

Brad Pitt is a renowned American actor, producer, and philanthropist who has left an indelible mark on the entertainment industry with his talent, good looks, and charm. He was born in Shawnee, Oklahoma, in 1963, and spent his childhood in Springfield, Missouri. His father ran a trucking company, and his mother was a school counselor.

Pitt studied journalism and advertising at the University of Missouri, but he dropped out two credits short of graduating and moved to Los Angeles to pursue an acting career. He worked odd jobs and took acting classes while trying to get his big break in the industry. His first role was in the NBC soap opera “Another World,” which was followed by a few minor film and television roles.

Pitt’s breakthrough role came in 1991, when he played the charming hitchhiker J.D. in “Thelma & Louise.” His performance earned him widespread attention and established him as a leading man in Hollywood. He went on to star in several successful films, including “A River Runs Through It,” “Legends of the Fall,” “Se7en,” and “Fight Club.”

Pitt has received numerous accolades for his work, including an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for his role in “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and a Golden Globe for Best Actor for his performance in “12 Monkeys.” He has also been nominated for three other Academy Awards and seven Golden Globes.

In addition to his acting career, Pitt is also a successful producer. He founded the production company Plan B Entertainment, which has produced critically acclaimed films such as “12 Years a Slave,” “Moonlight,” and “The Big Short.” He has also been actively involved in philanthropy, particularly in humanitarian causes such as rebuilding New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and providing aid to refugees around the world.

Despite his fame and success, Pitt has also faced personal challenges, including a high-profile divorce from actress Angelina Jolie. However, he has remained grounded and focused on his work and his family. He is a devoted father to his six children and has been candid about his struggles with addiction and mental health.

In conclusion, Brad Pitt is an incredibly talented and versatile actor who has made a significant impact on the entertainment industry. His range of performances and his dedication to his craft have earned him numerous awards and critical acclaim. Beyond his acting career, Pitt is also a successful producer and a philanthropist who has used his fame and fortune to make a positive difference in the world.

“By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You’ve just got to keep moving. You can’t stop.” – Brad Pitt


“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


“When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.” – Brad Pitt


“I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination.” – Brad Pitt


“Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.” – Brad Pitt

 


“Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen” – Brad Pitt


“Action speaks louder than words.” – Brad Pitt


“It’s those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it’s a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.” – Brad Pitt


“You must lose everything in order to gain anything.” – Brad Pitt


“At the end of the day if my family need me or if they need anything, I’m there for them.” – Brad Pitt


“I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.” – Brad Pitt


“Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.” – Brad Pitt


“I had a friend who worked at a hospice, and he said people in their final moments don’t discuss their successes, awards or what books they wrote or what they accomplished. They only talk about their loves and their regrets, and I think that’s very telling.” – Brad Pitt


“Depression is not interesting to watch” – Brad Pitt


“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


“I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we’d sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling.” – Brad Pitt


“Where I grew up, we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri, it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And the downside of that was that ideas rarely got exchanged, or true feelings.” – Brad Pitt


“I always knew I was going somewhere – going out. I just knew. I just knew. I just knew there were a lot more points of view out there.” – Brad Pitt


“My training is documented on film.” – Brad Pitt


“With sons and father, there’s an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.” – Brad Pitt


“I have an adventure every morning.” – Brad Pitt


“I tell young guys, don’t make choices because somebody else is telling you it’s good from a career maintenance perspective.” – Brad Pitt


“My life has been about big changes.” – Brad Pitt


“I’ve always been at war with myself, for right or wrong. I’ve grown quite comfortable with being at war.” – Brad Pitt


“I’m satisfied with making true choices.” – Brad Pitt


“Just the fact that there is an unknown (in regards to death) and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That’s enough for me.” – Brad Pitt


“My affliction has been… I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.” – Brad Pitt


“I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what’s more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.” – Brad Pitt


“I would say that the directors that I’ve liked the most are all curious in mature – curious thinkers. They’re all big questioners, I would say, first and foremost.” – Brad Pitt


“I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives.” – Brad Pitt


“I don’t feel restless, I just like to travel.” – Brad Pitt


“I’ve been no stranger to change.” – Brad Pitt


“You want to stake your own claim.” – Brad Pitt


“In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.” – Brad Pitt


“Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate.” Brad Pitt


“We’re mysteries to ourselves.” – Brad Pitt


“Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see great spirit and will to survive.” – Brad Pitt


“We’re so complex; we’re mysteries to ourselves; we’re difficult to eachother.  And then storytelling reminds us that we’re all the same” – Brad Pitt


“You can’t be different for different’s sake, and this doesn’t always work, but you have to separate yourself from the normal read. Of course, it has to be truthful. If it’s not truthful, don’t waste your time.” – Brad Pitt


“I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven’t known life to be any happier.” – Brad Pitt


“I am obsessively bent on quality – to an unhealthy degree” – Brad Pitt


“I’m a bit of a loner, you know?  I’m more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I’m probably more reserved” – Brad Pitt


“There are no hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or value of a history together” – Brad Pitt


“I’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.” – Brad Pitt


“In some ways, I’m still a kid from Missouri and Oklahoma, and I’m trying to find my way.” – Brad Pitt


“I start asking a lot of questions about my own life, and it’s not necessarily fun, but it’s a good exercise.” – Brad Pitt


“I believe you make your day. You make your life. So much of it is all perception, and this is the form that I built for myself. I have to accept it and work within those compounds, and it’s up to me.” – Brad Pitt


“By nature, I keep moving, man. My theory is, be the shark. You’ve just got to keep moving. You can’t stop.”— Brad Pitt


“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


“When I received my first paycheck from my now known day job, I spent it on a period Craftsman chair and a Frank Lloyd Wright-wannabe lamp. With my second paycheck, I bought a stereo.”— Brad Pitt


“I always liked those moments of epiphany, when you have the next destination.”— Brad Pitt


“Success is a beast. And it actually puts the emphasis on the wrong thing. You get away with more instead of looking within.”— Brad Pitt


“Heartthrobs are a dime a dozen.”— Brad Pitt


“Actions speak louder than words.”— Brad Pitt


“It’s those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it’s a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.”— Brad Pitt


“You must lose everything in order to gain anything.”— Brad Pitt


“Happiness is overrated. There has to be conflict in life.”— Brad Pitt


“I’m one of those people you hate because of genetics. It’s the truth.”— Brad Pitt


“At the end of the day if my family needs me or if they need anything, I’m there for them.”— Brad Pitt


“Depression is not interesting to watch”— Brad Pitt


“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


“I grew up in Oklahoma and Missouri, and I just loved film. My folks would take us to the drive-in on summer nights, and we’d sit on the hood of the car. I just had this profound love for storytelling.”— Brad Pitt


“Where I grew up, we started out in Oklahoma and then moved to Missouri, it was considered hubris to talk about yourself. And the downside of that was that ideas rarely got exchanged, or true feelings.”— Brad Pitt


“I always knew I was going somewhere – going out. I just knew. I just knew. I just knew there were a lot more points of view out there.”— Brad Pitt


“I’ve always been at war with myself, for right or wrong. I’ve grown quite comfortable with being at war.”— Brad Pitt


“With sons and fathers, there’s an inexplicable connection and imprint that your father leaves on you.”— Brad Pitt


“I have an adventure every morning.”— Brad Pitt


“I tell young guys, don’t make choices because somebody else is telling you it’s good from a career maintenance perspective.”— Brad Pitt


“My life has been about big changes.”— Brad Pitt


“My training is documented on film.”— Brad Pitt


“I’m satisfied with making true choices.”— Brad Pitt


“I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what’s more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.”— Brad Pitt


“My affliction has been… I can make something or draw something or design something better than I can explain it.”— Brad Pitt


“Just the fact that there is an unknown (in regards to death) and something greater, can bring a feeling of peace. That’s enough for me.”— Brad Pitt


“I would say that the directors that I’ve liked the most are all curious in mature – curious thinkers. They’re all big questioners, I would say, first and foremost.”— Brad Pitt


“I get enraged when people start telling other people how to live their lives.”— Brad Pitt


“I don’t feel restless, I just like to travel.”— Brad Pitt


“The latitude and longitudinal lines of where you are born determine your opportunity in life, and it’s not equal. We may have been created equal, but we’re not born equal. It’s a lot to do with luck and you have to pass that on.”— Brad Pitt


“I’ve been no stranger to change.”— Brad Pitt


“You want to stake your own claim.”— Brad Pitt


“In Missouri, where I come from, we don’t talk about what we do, we just do it. If we talk about it, it’s seen as bragging.”— Brad Pitt


“Once you get older, you get a little closer to yourself, intimate.”— Brad Pitt


“Seeing the world is the best education you can get. You see sorrow, and you also see the great spirit and will to survive.”— Brad Pitt


“We’re mysteries to ourselves.”— Brad Pitt


“We’re so complex; we’re mysteries to ourselves; we’re difficult for each other. And then storytelling reminds us that we’re all the same”— Brad Pitt


“You can’t be different for different’s sake, and this doesn’t always work, but you have to separate yourself from the normal read. Of course, it has to be truthful. If it’s not truthful, don’t waste your time.”— Brad Pitt


“I have very few friends. I have a handful of close friends, and I have my family, and I haven’t known life to be any happier.”— Brad Pitt


“I am obsessively bent on quality – to an unhealthy degree”— Brad Pitt


“I’m a bit of a loner, you know? I’m more quiet by nature. And coming from, you know, hillbilly country, I’m probably more reserved”— Brad Pitt


“There are no Hallmark cards that define the next chapter, or value of a history together”— Brad Pitt


“I’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.”— Brad Pitt


“In some ways, I’m still a kid from Missouri and Oklahoma, and I’m trying to find my way.”— Brad Pitt

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