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00:00Brad Pitt recalls the most bizarre advice a director ever gave him.
00:05Brad Pitt's career spans more than three decades, defined by major box office.
00:10Hits and collaborations with some of Hollywood's most respected filmmakers, including
00:15Ridley Scott, Quentin Tarantino, and David Fincher.
00:20While he is often praised for his consistency and star power, Pitt has also experienced
00:25projects that failed to connect with critics or audiences, such as War Machine.
00:30During the promotional tour for his 2022 action
00:35comedy Bullet Train, Pitt reflected on one of the strangest moments he has encountered
00:40behind the camera, asked about the most confusing piece of direction he had ever received.
00:45The actor immediately recalled a specific incident, choosing not to reveal
00:50the director's identity.
00:52I actually have an answer for this.
00:54I worked with
00:55this director, who may remain nameless, and he goes,
00:58You know when a serial killer
01:00The actor has a victim around the throat and chokes him till he passes out, and then revives
01:04him so he can do
01:05it again?
01:06Do that!"
01:07Pitt said.
01:08The comments sparked laughter
01:10The actor among his Bullet Train co-stars, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, and Brian Tyree
01:15Henry.
01:16Henry joked that the mysterious director sounded like Ted Bundy.
01:20While Taylor-Johnson quipped that Jeffrey Dahmer might have been a better comparison.
01:25Highlighting just how unsettling the metaphor was.
01:28Professionally, Pitt is
01:30is enjoying one of the strongest periods of his career.
01:33His racing drama
01:35F1, directed by Joseph Kosinski, has become the highest grossing film he has
01:40ever starred in, and recently received an unexpected Best Picture nomination.
01:45at the 2026 Academy Awards.
01:48He has also completed work
01:50on The Adventures of Cliff Booth, a spin-off from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
01:55Written by Quentin Tarantino, and directed by David Fincher.
02:00The project reunites Pitt with Fincher, for the first time since Fight Club.
02:05Looking ahead, Pitt will star in Heart of the Beast, a survival thriller director
02:10The outcome of chest scubishi is versatility, since F1.
02:11the first time since F1.
02:12the first time since F2.
02:13The first time since F2.
02:14the first time since F2.
02:15The last day Managingord, and at the end of the day Managing our
02:15rumored oceans 14.
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