Being an actor is tiring work. Day in, day out, you're method acting... it means you know the ins and outs of what it means to ACT.
But when you're on the level of Brad Pitt, things must get particularly crazy. Per Consequence, he opened up about some of the stranger side-effects one gets when acting on his calibre... And, just to warn you, it makes you hyper-aware.
He first aimed his insults at soccer players, given the recent World Cup. More specifically, his whole issue came with "flopping" to exaggerate a foul in hopes of gaining a tactical advantage.
Well, Pitt thinks how everyone's doing it is just a little bit too much. For him, it needs to look real and feel real. That's why, in his head at least, he has a "whole curriculum" on flopping.
And he wants to teach soccer legend Neymar Jr. these skills, too - hilarious, right?
And then he got into some other aspects of acting he really didn't like. "[Flopping] is one of those things that's accepted but that no one likes - like forties acting, when the female actors would swoon," he admitted.
And then, the bombshell. "Bad acting drives me crazy. It's why I can't watch porn." This was all he said regarding adult films, mind you - he just made that comment, and then moved on in his interview. Maybe that was for the better...?
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Brad Pitt Got More Serious in the Interview
But the interview didn't just abruptly end there. The interview with Esquire got into some more serious stuff - more specifically, exactly what happened after he and Angelina Jolie split.
Talking about their divorce, and Jolie's abuse allegations, he explained the impact it had on him."I was never suicidal in any way. It just was not my makeup."
"And in that one little period, I just thought - I just couldn't - just didn't see a way out. The pain was so oppressive... I thought, 'Oh, okay, now I understand'. I understand suicide, in the sense that it's just relief [from pain]."
We're glad he's doing better, in any case - and hope his search for some better acting in that whole sphere goes well.
This article, in part, discusses themes of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, call or text the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline at 9-8-8.
