Pastore wrote the book You’re Not in Mom’s Kitchen Anymore, published in 1998, containing recipes and tips for college students.

Pastore made his directorial and producing debut at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival in 2009 with his film Waiting For… Budd, which garnered eight awards including best director, best producer and best film awards. The 30-minute documentary is about a staged reading of On the Waterfront, which was originally written by Budd Schulberg, and who attended the reading the night before his death. The award was presented at the Shrine Auditorium in January 2010. The film also won awards at the Accolade Global Film Competition and the Staten Island Film Festival.

His stunt work film credits include Do the Right Thing, Leon: The Professional (1994), Godzilla (1998), The Dark Knight Rises, the episode “The Milkmaid’s Lot” of the HBO series Boardwalk Empire (2012), and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014). In 2012, he was in the ensemble nominated for a SAG Award for The Dark Knight Rises.

After screenings in the Netherlands and Belgium, Pastore’s film Destressed premiered the Garden State Film Festival at the Trump Taj Mahal, Atlantic City on April 5, 2014, where it won the public’s choice “Pick of the Flicks” and jury prizes. It won “best documentary” at the Golden Door Film Festival in September 2014.