Brad Pitt Details 30-Year Turnaround to Fitness and Acting at 62

In an interview on the Armchair Expert podcast, actor Brad Pitt, 62, recounted a period of severe depression in the early 1990s marked by daily marijuana use, multiple Coca‑Colas, and a complete neglect of nutrition. He humorously described living with a reptile‑obsessed girlfriend and “40 chameleons” in a terrarium‑filled apartment. Pitt said the turning point came when director David Fincher invited him to star in Seven (1995), which “revived his passion” and led him to overhaul his lifestyle.

He later discussed the physical transformation required for the role of Achilles in Trojan (2001), noting the disciplined training that reshaped his body. Pitt explained that the combination of meaningful work and focused fitness habits has allowed him to maintain his appearance and health into his early sixties.