I saw someone holding up a convenience store with a gun and a smartphone.
I thought that image raised a lot of interesting questions.
At the same time, I always wanted to make a movie about loneliness, in some way.
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Id been fascinated also with the American obsession with outlaws and crime.
I felt all these things could converge into something that could be interesting.
Shes in every scene.
I think she did.
What about Larry Fessenden?Well, Larry was originally on as a producer.
I met him maybe three years ago now.
I felt like Larry could bring a humanity to that role that would be pretty incredible.
I asked him if he was interested, and luckily he said, Yes.
Your two protagonists are pretty terrible people.
You could make a judgment call on them one way or the other.
But they are incredibly flawed in many ways.
How didyoufeel about that?
Yeah, and, [in]Taxi Driver, Travis Bickle is incredibly disturbed.
]Nota very good person.
But I still think you’re able to find a window in with anyone.
There are very few people in this world that are just inherently evil.
Hopefully other people can see that too.
Im of the mind that, when you shoot digitally, let that be its own aesthetic.
Our DP was incredible.
His name is James Siewert.
He shot a short calledThe Past Inside the Present, which I recommend everyone watch; its fantastic.
I think saying Ive always been really inspired bySuspiria is maybe 90 percent of the explanation right there.Okay.
Like Meopens at New YorksIFC Centerand other theaters on Friday and is released on VOD on Feb. 20.
