You obviously can't cast Brad [Pitt] as an everyman guy because he just brings way too much baggage.
I imagine that in a closed, hermetic society like the mob, where everybody knows each other, it must be really, really unpleasant to have to kill people. It's the sort of thing you really want to avoid.
I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.
The crime film is the most honest American film.
Americans are not renowned for having a sense of irony.
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.