section_path: Personal life
section_name: Personal life
paragraph_text: Personal life
  
  In 1992, Brody was seriously injured in a motorcycle collision, in which he was thrown over a car and crashed headfirst into a crosswalk. He spent months recuperating. He has broken his nose three times doing stunts, including during the filming of Summer of Sam. Brody lived in Los Angeles during his early career and now is based in Manhattan.
  
  It was reported in 2024 that Brody suffers post-traumatic stress disorder from the extreme weight loss he endured for The Pianist in 2002.
  
  In 2010, Brody sued makers of the film Giallo, alleging they failed to pay his full salary. In January 2011 it was reported that Brody had reached a settlement with the producers. He said, "I very much enjoyed the process of making Giallo and am happy that things have been resolved and that people can now enjoy seeing the film."
  
  In 1992, Brody was seriously injured in a motorcycle collision, in which he was thrown over a car and crashed headfirst into a crosswalk. He spent months recuperating. He has broken his nose three times doing stunts, including during the filming of Summer of Sam. Brody lived in Los Angeles during his early career and now is based in Manhattan.
  
  It was reported in 2024 that Brody suffers post-traumatic stress disorder from the extreme weight loss he endured for The Pianist in 2002.
  
  In 2010, Brody sued makers of the film Giallo, alleging they failed to pay his full salary. In January 2011 it was reported that Brody had reached a settlement with the producers. He said, "I very much enjoyed the process of making Giallo and am happy that things have been resolved and that people can now enjoy seeing the film."