The people who believe that their soul is being crushed by playing a particular role need to take a vacation or check into the looney bin for awhile.
It's really rare that you come across a Southern character that's not stereotyped, vilified or aggrandized.
You don't need to like your protagonists.
Horses have different levels of intelligence and different levels of work ethic.
I don't know how to put on any tough guy pretensions.
If you've ever tried to move from L.A. back to New York, that's a pretty hard move. You forget how cramped things are in New York. You forget how dirty it is in New York. But, it's been the best move of my life, not necessarily for my career, but for my soul.