Pitt also said when he was shown the script, he told the Coens he did not know how to play the part because the character was such an idiot: "There was a pause, and then Joel goes...'You'll be fine'."
When Pitt saw the script, he informed the Coens that he couldn't perform the role since the character was incredibly stupid: "A moment of silence followed, and then Joel reassures me, 'You'll do just fine.'"