There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If 'Pi' 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' didn't work out, they would have called me a 'one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump'.

The Wrestler premiered at the 65th Venice International Film Festival. I haven't heard from anyone in a while. He has one sister Patti who attended a professional ballet school through high school.

The film received mixed reviews and performed poorly at the box-office but has since garnered a cult following. He won several film awards after completing his senior thesis film Supermarket Sweep which went on to become a National Student Academy Award finalist. After turning down an opportunity to direct an entry in the Batman franchise and writing the World War II horror film Below Aronofsky began production on his third film The Fountain.