[Of] Dunces, ... I felt that I wouldn't know how to do that film. It's very American ... and I thought I could spoil a good script. |
But at the same time, they are very powerful and extremely profitable, because they produce these great pills. It is the second most profitable industry in the world. Just arms manufacturers -- who only kill people -- ironically are the only industry more profitable than drugs. |
But then, watching the whole film, it was like hearing my own voice - like the director preaching to the audience. So I started to cut and in the end, I think it became more of a love story. |
He does the right thing every day and lives by a code, |
I did want to expose the pharmaceutical industry a bit, ... The industry promotes itself very well. I think the film helps people see it in a different way, not through its press releases. |
I got the job almost by accident, |
I knew I wouldn't have another day off for a while, so I needed to get to London immediately, |
I live in a developing country, |
I think I was very lucky with this. Not only because they're good actors but because of their commitment. I was not expecting that level of commitment with stars. |
I think, in the next two or three years, we are going to see a lot of films set in Africa, or about Africa, |
In 'City of God,' it was more complicated, because we were shooting in areas controlled by drug dealers, so we always had people around, boys with guns, ... It was sort of threatening, not totally relaxed. Kenya was more relaxed. There was no organized crime inside the slums, and we were well received. |
In Kenya, the faces of the people, the colors, I wanted to bring as much of the landscape to the screen as I could, ... That's why I thought we should shoot in Kenya with a small crew - you just turn the camera around, and the real thing is happening here. If you do it big - lights, crew - you turn around and there's only crew, and it affects everything all around. |
No country, ... is as harsh as the world. |
Ralph deserves an award for this performance. He's so relaxed, so natural. We're used to seeing Ralph Fiennes as cold, rational. Here he's lighter. He brings a humanity to the role. He's played a lot of edgy characters. Here he plays an average character. |
She impressed me because she knew even more than me about the character. |