Brad Pitt says his generation of actors was 'a little more uptight' than today's: 'You didn't sell out'
"I like watching what the new generations are coming in with," Pitt, 61, said on Wednesday's episode of the New Heights with Jason and Travis Kelce podcast. "I like to see what they're up against and also the way they negotiate their way through it. I feel they enjoy it more. We were a little more uptight — and had to be — about acting. You didn't sell out. You didn't sell out. You didn't sell out. And now, it's this thing of, 'Hey, man, we can be artists in many different arenas. So let's do it, and let's enjoy it.'"
Pitt appeared to be trying to compliment the actors joining his profession since he started out on shows such as Dallas and 21 Jump Street in the ʼ80s, then went on to star in films such as Fight Club, Se7en, Mr. and Mrs. Smith, and Moneyball.
Still, he had a warning.
"But this idea, they also get caught up in [thinking they] have to have a franchise or have to have a superhero or something like that," Pitt said. "'Don't! Don't!' They'll die."
When the hosts said the actors would be worked to death, Pitt — the winner of 2020's Best Supporting Actor Oscar, for his role in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood — agreed.
Pitt himself had a cameo in 2018's Deadpool 2, but he has otherwise kept a distance from superhero movies. As for franchises, he memorably played the part of the always-hungry schemer Rusty in the Ocean's Eleven movies alongside friend George Clooney.
He just might have landed himself another franchise with his summer blockbuster F1: The Movie, which seriously cleaned up at the box office when it debuted June 27. The movie raked in $144 million globally, with $55.6 million coming from U.S. audiences.Director Joseph Kosinski had told EW before the movie was released that he was open to giving Pitt's character another lap around the track.
"But that's up to the audience to decide if they want to see it," Kosinski said. "I loved working with this group of people. I loved creating our own Formula One team. I'd love to see what's up next for APXGP and [Pitt's character] Sonny Hayes."
Watch Pitt's full conversation on the new podcast above.
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