Darren Aronofsky Net Worth

Darren Aronofsky's Quotes

• I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you're following your passion.
• There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If Pi (1998) didn't work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don't think I would have gotten another shot at it. If Requiem for a Dream (2000) didn't work out, they would have called me a 'one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump'.
• To me, watching a movie is like going to an amusement park. My worst fear is making a film that people don't think is a good ride.
• [on casting The Wrestler (2008)] No one believed in Mickey Rourke... He has no value as a commodity. Well, I sat with him and looked into his eyes. His eyes aren't dead. They're alive, yearning, thinking.
• [on Mickey Rourke] When you meet him, he has all this armour on him, but that's because inside he's soft as jelly and he has such a big heart. Technically, he's an incredible actor and completely in control of his craft.

Interesting Facts about Darren Aronofsky

1. Attended Harvard University.
2. Attended Edward R. Murrow High School in Brooklyn, New York. Marisa Tomei also attended this high school, but graduated earlier.
3. Attended the American Film Institute.
4. Has cast the following actors more than once: Sean Gullette, Mark Margolis, Ben Shenkman, Samia Shoaib, Ajay Naidu, Jennifer Connelly, Ellen Burstyn, Stanley B. Herman and Marcia Jean Kurtz.
5. Was engaged to British actress Rachel Weisz.
6. Named among Fade In magazine's 100 People in Hollywood You Need to Know in 2005.
7. During 2001/2002, he was attached to direct and co-write a screen adaption of Frank Miller's "Batman: Year One". Darren's co-writer was, of course, Frank Miller, who had also written "Batman: The Dark Knight Returns" and the "Sin City" graphic novels.
8. 2004: Lived in New York with actress Rachel Weisz.
9. He and his fiancée, Rachel Weisz, became parents of a boy on May 31st, 2006. They named him Henry Chance.
10. His first computer was a TRS-80.
11. Member of the 'Dramatic' jury at the Sundance Film Festival in 2001.
12. His parents and the parents of Vicki Roberts are neighbors; they live one house away from each other in a private community in Florida.
13. Split from Rachel Weisz [November, 2010].
14. Son of Abraham Aronofsky and Charlotte Aronofsky.
15. Directed 4 actors in Oscar nominated performances: Ellen Burstyn, Mickey Rourke, Marisa Tomei and Natalie Portman. Portman won for her performance in Black Swan (2010).
16. In March 2011, Aronofsky announced he was leaving production of The Wolverine (2013) because it would require him to be filming outside of the United States for too long. He released a statement specifying, "I was not comfortable being away from my family for that length of time. I am sad that I won't be able to see the project through".
17. President of the 'Official Competition' jury at the 68th Venice International Film Festival in 2011.
18. Contributed a message to the book Satoshi Anime Zen-Shigoto (Satoshi Kon's Animation Works), a book dedicated to the works of Japanese animation director Satoshi Kon who died in 2011. Kon had personally met Aronofsky in 2001 shortly after the release of Aronfosky's Pi (1998), and before the release of Kon's Sennen joyû (2001).
19. He routinely does not shave or cut his hair while shooting a film.
20. Currently working on Lone Wolf and Cub. [March 2004]