As a filmmaker, it's important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it.
Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.
The fantasy gives you the courage to feel things.
It always surprises me in films that killers seem so gleeful about killing people.
Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesnt have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.
It's very difficult to lie to yourself about certain things. I'm not necessarily convinced about how information is gathered and I don't think the credence that's given to it is valid.