For me, certain shots or scenes are keys in the movie.
As a first-time director in America, I feel I've been very fortunate.
Confidence is essential, but ego is not.
The characters are trapped within the lifestyle. It's about what goes on before the movie starts.
All I know is that I operate by going out to each of them and trying to learn the territory in which they operate. My language to each of them has to suit their brain.
The joy of a road movie is its very simple narrative nature, which is that you know you're going to go through different places and you're going to meet new people. At the same time, you have to not make it feel too obvious and too crudely episodic.