I'm from the "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" school of screenwriting. I just like to preserve what works and ignore what doesn't work.

Masculine ideals have become very confused in the modern world.

The crime film is the most honest American film.

Jesse James is like a Leonard Cohen song, I wanted to do something that was like a pop song.

I like test screenings. I like to see a movie with an audience of strangers. I think it tells you a lot.

I think the film gives you a picture of a person. It gives you a complete picture.

I'm sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic - that we go to see somebody who's been struck by lightning.