According to a NY press interview, his departure from Boardwalk Empire, after two very successful seasons, was due largely to artistic differences and disagreements over production direction. While both Pitt and the producers wanted the James Dermody character to remain in the story line, they felt it best not to continue as the disagreements were affecting production too negatively.
[on his director, Bernardo Bertolucci]: There are two kinds of directors: There's
the kind where two plus two equals four, and you have to help them
figure it out. And then there's the kind that throws you in a room,
locks the door, sets the house on fire and films it.
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Often plays characters that are twisted or troubled. For example, Paul in Funny Games (2007), Blake in Last Days (2005) and James in Boardwalk Empire (2010).
