Brad Pitt Says He Couldn't Act Early in His Career: Can He Now?

by SodaHead Celebs Posted 2012/01/17 14:00:00

Related Topics: Brad Pitt, W Magazine, Celebrity Pictures, Acting, Movies, Early Career, Early Roles, 12 Monkeys, Games, Oscar, Jodie Foster, Employment, voice, Films, Video, Game

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With a quarter-century of acting under his belt and a good deal of them A-list, Brad Pitt has had plenty of time to reflect on his craft. Unfortunately, sometimes that reflection leads him to a sobering realization. In an interview with W magazine, Pitt admitted that, in retrospect, the first 12 years of his career were... less than perfect.

The 48-year-old Oscar-nominated actor described his first auditions: "My agent sent me out for two films. One of them was 'The Accused' with Jodie Foster. I was so excited ... I called up afterward and asked, 'How did I do?' There were three seconds of silence and then: 'Have you ever thought about acting classes?'" When asked which characters he would do over, he replied, "Um... the first 12 years of my career, I would think." That's about the time he did "Fight Club," though he couldn't be including "12 Monkeys," could he? But all that's behind him...unless you think Brad Pitt still can't act.

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cookie monster 2012/01/18 00:57:43

Yes

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I never really noticed his acting, I'm too busy drooling over him.

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toosweet to Siniste... 2012/01/18 02:36:27 (edited)

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He wasn't in Fight Club,just the figment of A crazy persons imagination.You thought he was in Fight Club,but he really wasn't.

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cookie monster 2012/01/18 00:57:43

Yes

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I never really noticed his acting, I'm too busy drooling over him.

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Roundab... to cookie ... 2012/01/18 06:02:46

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A good body doesn't have anything to do with acting. You're a fool.

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cookie ... to Roundab... 2012/01/20 01:00:31

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Why thank you :)

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ziggy to cookie ... 2012/01/22 01:31:46

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she's probably just an old cranky lady

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George-2 to cookie ... 2012/01/18 14:54:10

Then why did you vote 'yes'?

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Chris 2012/01/18 00:50:07

Yes

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Early in his career most weren't paying attention to his acting abilities.

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cookie ... to Chris 2012/01/18 00:58:40

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I still don't. *whistle whistle*

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Sabrina_! 2012/01/18 00:37:21

Yes

I wouldn't know, I've never seen any of his movies!

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KATniss 2012/01/18 00:07:03

Yes

i liked him more in the "early career" i think :p

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dmoren3 2012/01/18 00:00:55

Yes

hes a great actor ive never seen him in a movie until i wached money ball and hes really talented how hes funny yet a smart talker .money ball god movey and great actor

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Coat Jesta 2012/01/18 00:00:53

Yes

he's purdy ;)

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Elz 2012/01/17 23:55:48

Yes

in the movies ive seen him in. he could act.

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Fergie 2012/01/17 23:48:59

Yes

Brad Pitt is awesome! I love his Fight Club days and his recent films..he was was awesome in Moneyball and Tree of Life

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Quazar 2012/01/17 23:44:38

No

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No, I don't think Brad can act. All one needs to do is watch the death scene in Troy or the war movie when he carved nazi's heads.

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Omni to Quazar 2012/01/18 05:13:50

"or the war movie..." lol, wut?

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katie to Omni 2012/01/18 07:38:12

I think he was talking about Inglorious Basterds. Or however you spell it.

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Omni to katie 2012/01/18 07:43:47 (edited)

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I know what he was talking about; just, the way he referred to the movie was funny.

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Tigger Too 2012/01/17 23:26:03

Yes

Brad Pitt is so smoking hot, I'd pay ten bucks to go to the movie theater just to watch him stand there and look good for two hours. I'm not one to go all nuts over male celebrities as a rule, but Pitt is the exception. He is just one perfect specimen of male pulchritude. Not only is he the best-looking man on the planet, he's a good father, a humanitarian and a pretty all-round nice guy. IMO, his acting abilities are very good. I just watched "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button" a couple of weeks ago, and he was phenomenal in it. Brad Pitt keeps getting better with age, too. HUBBA-HUBBA! [I do wish he'd get rid of that gray road kill he's got growing on his chin though. haha]

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jabo to Tigger Too 2012/01/18 05:54:30

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Tigger...Ha... I thought you were going to say that roadkill he has all those babies with..

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Tigger Too to jabo 2012/01/18 12:45:00

Oh, jabo, that was a low blow! [haha] Actually, even though I'm a strictly dickly tigger, I must admit that I have kind of a girl crush on Angelina Jolie! Thanks for sharing, and have a beautiful day!

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Doug King 2012/01/17 22:40:08

Yes

He got better at it!!

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susan BN-0 2012/01/17 22:25:53

Yes

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I thought he was a bad In cutting class,but the whole movie was Horrible.I didn't start liking him until I saw troy,he was great In that one.I may be the only woman who doesn't think he Is as hot as some people say he Is,he's not ugly but I don't think he's all that.

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Medulla Oblongata 2012/01/17 22:11:27

No

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I don't watch his movies. Don't like him. Never really have, either.

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Omni to Medulla... 2012/01/18 05:14:16 (edited)

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If you don't watch his movies, why are you evaluating his acting prowess?

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Medulla... to Omni 2012/01/18 14:15:05

Because I can. I never said I haven't watched his movies, I just don't now.

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Omni to Medulla... 2012/01/18 18:04:29

"I don't watch his movies" implies you've never watched his movies. It's unfair to the poll.

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Medulla... to Omni 2012/01/18 22:04:33

Dude, it's not that big of a deal. It's Brad Pitt. Chill out.

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Omni to Medulla... 2012/01/18 22:15:32

I'm just pointing out your fallacious behavior.

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Medulla... to Omni 2012/01/18 23:56:35

Who died and made you the poll police? It wasn't all that serious to begin with.

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Omni to Medulla... 2012/01/19 00:00:55

If I was the police, I'd have authority over your behavior. I'm simply calling you out. Why would you participate in a poll if you didn't have any experience in the topic?

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Medulla... to Omni 2012/01/19 00:05:36

And why are you making it such a big deal? So I answered a question I didn't have to, nothing wrong with that. All it was was just a simple question.

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Omni to Medulla... 2012/01/19 00:28:27

I don't consider confronting you a big deal. It's just, when you answer questions you don't have any experience in, it's misleading.

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John to Medulla... 2012/01/21 21:00:32

Boom, you are wasting your time arguing with Omni. He is always looking for an argument. He's about the most negative thing on SodaHead. I use to go round and round with him but finally realized it was a waste of time. He isn't worth it. He just simply likes to argue. He takes a negative stand on everything.

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rena 2012/01/17 22:10:55

No

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Nope, I don't think he can act very well.

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topgundy7 2012/01/17 21:52:49

No

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Just riding the skirts to get where he's at!

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whispering hands 2012/01/17 21:44:46

Yes

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I think he's a great actor.

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*Mahogany Goddess of P.H.A.E.T 2012/01/17 21:38:41

Yes

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Omni to *Mahoga... 2012/01/18 05:14:50

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Ahh, they're all such good movies!

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BILL 2012/01/17 21:28:26

Yes

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Actors almost always improve with age, as with Brad, but there are some who should have never started

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