Brad Pitt recalls the darkest time of his life and career

Brad Pitt, 52, opens up about the dark time he faced in his life and career, particularly during the summer of 1994, just before filming Se7en.

It was on Dax Shepherd’s Armchair Expert podcast that Pitt revealed how David Fincher, director of Se7en pulled him out of his 'unhealthiest' phase to date.

He shared on the podcast, “I would wake up... I would get a bong load, I would have four Coca-Colas on ice. No food."

However, his life changed when he came across the script of Se7en. "And then I read this script, my dear friend and manager and, basically my sister now, Cynthia, sends it over."

He further added, "She says, 'You’ve got to read this.' I read the first seven pages, I call her up, I go, 'Are you kidding me? Like, the cliché old cop wants out, the young cop comes in, he's looking at his trophies? His high school football trophies?' She goes, 'Just finish it.' And then I go meet Finch... he was just talking about films like I'd never heard anyone speak about film."

Pitt said this role reawakened his passion for acting, “I just got the jones back. Finding that thing kind of, it just reinvigorated what I wanted out of this thing, what's possible."

For those unversed, Se7en was released in 1995 and became a commercial hit, grossing $328 globally and this film put Pitt back on a path to success.