Brad Pitt confessed that he experienced his most self-destructive period in the summer of 1994, right before starring in Se7en.
In an intimate interview, he recalled how the combination of marijuana, sodas, and lack of motivation left him on the verge of collapse, and how cinema saved him.
Brad Pitt confesó que vivió su etapa más autodestructiva en 1994
"It was the unhealthiest moment of my life"
During a conversation with Dax Shepard on the podcast Armchair Expert, Brad Pittwas direct. "I would wake up, smoke a joint, drink four Cokes with ice, and not eat."
That was his daily routine in 1994, while he spent hours watching the O.J. Simpson trial and questioning his professional future.
The Se7en script was his turning point
Everything changed when his agent and friend, Cynthia Pett-Dante, sent him the script for Se7en. Although he initially rejected it, she forced him to finish it.
El guion de Se7en fue su punto de inflexión
"It seemed like a typical crime story to me", he said. But the conversation with David Fincher, who at the time was seeking redemption after the failure of Alien 3, excited him like never before.
The filming that reconnected him with cinema
"Fincher talked about cinema like no one else. He made me catch the bug again", Pitt explained. The filming of Se7en pulled him out of his lethargy and marked a turning point in his career.
El rodaje de Se7en lo sacó de su letargo
He also demanded by contract that the dark ending not be changed, which was key to the film's impact.
A thriller that changed his destiny
Se7en, released in 1995, became an instant classic of suspense cinema. Pitt and Morgan Freeman play two detectives pursuing a serial killer who acts according to the seven deadly sins.
The cast was completed by Gwyneth Paltrow and Kevin Spacey, and the film established Pitt as a Hollywood star.
Se7en, estrenada en 1995, se volvió un clásico inmediato del cine de suspenso
Fincher and Pitt, a duo that made history
After Se7en, Pitt and Fincher worked together again on Fight Club and The Curious Case of Benjamin Button. The relationship between the two consolidated a unique style and vision within American cinema.
"Finding that story revitalized me," Pitt said about the moment when he rediscovered the meaning of his career.
