Andrew Dominik

It’s very difficult to

It’s very difficult to lie to yourself about certain things. I’m not necessarily convinced about how information is gathered and I don’t think the credence that’s given to it is valid. Andrew Dominik

You obviously can’t cast

You obviously can’t cast Brad [Pitt] as an everyman guy because he just brings way too much baggage. Andrew Dominik

As a filmmaker, it’s

As a filmmaker, it’s important to sit there and feel embarrassed. If you feel embarrassed by something, you cut it. Andrew Dominik

It always surprises me

It always surprises me in films that killers seem so gleeful about killing people. Andrew Dominik

I like violence to

I like violence to be upsetting. The only reason to do it subtley is if doing it subtley makes it more effective somehow. Andrew Dominik

I imagine that in a closed, hermetic society like the mob, where everybody knows each other, it must be really, really unpleasant to have to kill people. It’s the sort of thing you really want to avoid. Andrew Dominik

It’s a wonderful thing

It’s a wonderful thing to go to work and have no idea what you’re going to do. Andrew Dominik

I’m sure part of

I’m sure part of the fascination with the film is voyeuristic – that we go to see somebody who’s been struck by lightning. Andrew Dominik

It’s obviously a lot

It’s obviously a lot more of a political undertaking making a movie in Hollywood and it’s a business there. In Australia, they don’t expect films to make money; whereas in America they’re counting on it. Andrew Dominik

I’m from the if

I’m from the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” school of screenwriting. I just like to preserve what works and ignore what doesn’t work. Andrew Dominik