What fascinated me mostly about Mickey Cohen was that he, in his later years, hired someone to help him to comprehend literature, to help him to read better, to understand words better.

That's sort of like what real life is like in Hollywood. You need stars to gain financing.

But then again, you know, the pimp in TAXI DRIVER has this reason, given the environment he was living in.

All actors do that. Should do that and do that. For the most part. I say all actors. I'm exaggerating, but you know who does and who doesn't. Vince is a wonderful young actor who knows his work and did a beautiful job on this film.

I mean, you work and you try and find the work that suits you the best and you enjoy the most.

They have equal weight and you do the same work you'd do if you were playing a dramatic role.

I don't think about those things, really. I work hard on everything I do. Everything is a struggle, everything is hard, everything is difficult.