In 2001, Pitt earned a breakout role as the lover of a transgender rock star named Hedwig in the film adaptation of John Cameron Mitchell\'s Tony Award-winning production Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Although not his first film role, Pitt\'s performance as Tommy Gnosis led to a series of supporting roles in many acclaimed and often controversial films, including Larry Clark\'s Bully, Murder by Numbers, and Funny Games, a remake of Michael Haneke\'s 1997 film of the same name. One of Pitt\'s more notable roles was as the lead in Bernardo Bertolucci\'s The Dreamers.\n', '

Pitt attributes his success in films to a combination of hard work and the presence of "a few angels in my life." He has also stressed that he chooses roles not with the hope that they will garner commercial success or to gain notoriety but to create art, challenge the audience, and ultimately contribute to a project that he is proud of: \n', '

Pitt has also appeared in Asia Argento\'s Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things and M. Night Shyamalan\'s The Village and starred in Gus Van Sant\'s Last Days as a rock musician "inspired" by Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain. He performed all of the songs, which closely resembled Cobain\'s guitar and singing styles.\n', '

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