Overview

• Pitt described waking up in the summer of 1994 relying on weed and soda during a career lull.
• His manager, Cynthia, urged him to finish the Se7en script after he initially dismissed its conventional opening.
• A meeting with director David Fincher convinced Pitt that the thriller offered a deeper creative challenge.
• He revealed that he insisted on a contract clause to preserve the film’s bleak ending.
• While promoting his upcoming film F1, he said he still finds Hollywood publicity uncomfortable and prefers creation over promotion.