Brad Pitt Quotes

I'm always having to get rid of reporters.

I was in a profession that received a lot of media.

I accepted the interviews and encounters that had to be held with the media, but I would have preferred to work in peace.

My dad hates doing PR, so I volunteered to do this for him.

I'm not one who goes for the 'all press is good press' dictum.

You can't ask the press to service you with everything that they have and not expect some of the other stuff in return if you're going to live your life like I have.

I don't read my own press, so I don't know what's being reported on a daily basis - I only hear about things when they reach a sort of Def-Con status, and my publicist calls me because we have to do some damage control.

I really hate press.

Most of the press is sent to my publicist so I do see most of what is written about me.

When a movie is being rolled out, the studio publicists and all our individual publicists get together and come up with bullet points and talking points - 'Make sure you stay away from this,' and 'Don't say that quite that way, because that quote can be taken out of context,' and that kind of thing.

I am a big believer in PR.

Personal questions, or accusations about delivering flops or not doing good films end up being accusatory sessions where I have to defend myself. That's why I prefer not to do interviews.

A race without journalists also has one advantage for Max: he does not have to give so many interviews.

The media has had its fun with me.

I've never been able to control my public image.

Anyways, trying to express yourself to the press is often like arguing with a hysterical person.

I am convinced that dealing intelligently with the press is of the greatest importance to the success and effectiveness of a humanitarian mission.

The strange thing is, no matter what, when you become some kind of public figure, you have your go-to answers for all scenarios and instances.

You say something stupid and the next morning you're in the headlines.

I hate dealing with the press. But I think it is a necessary evil.

Unfortunately with the media, the red tops, and all the celebrity weekly magazines, the ones who were once loyal - well, when I say loyal, this is a game; this is a game that we're in. If it's your time to get picked on, then you get picked on, and, you know, I'm used to that.

I thought I might say something to newsmen that could be turned into a scandal.

It was really weird dealing with the media. I had no idea how to handle it.

I can't begin to count how many times I have warned politicians and candidates to worry as much about the good coverage as the bad, because the more air they put in your balloon, the bigger the target when they start shooting.

I'm envious of people that can handle the press. No matter what I say or how articulately I say it, it always comes back to the same issues. And it's getting kind of old.