I Called Nic Pizzolatto And He Said,

At The End Of The Day, It's All One Version Of Telling A Story. I Treated This As If It Was A Two Million Dollar Independent Film. I Did A Lot More Physical Work Than I'd Probably Have To Do For A Two Million Dollar Independent Film With Four Months Of Training And Stuff. But As Far As The Character's Psychology Or Emotional Life Goes, I Treat It Just The Same.

I'm Not Going To Lie, There Are More Interesting Ways To Spend Your Time Than Answering Questions About Yourself. But If There Were No Questions To Ask Me, I Might Have A Beef With That.

I'm Just A True Irish Boy At Heart.

[yorgos Lanthimos] Is Really A Master I Feel, I Really Do.

I Mean You Can Go Wherever You Want With It Really. No Matter What Story You're Telling You're Always Representing Some Reality. You Are Always Representing Human Beings, Their Fears, Their Shortcomings, Their Braveries, Their Doubts, Their Loves, Their Abilities, Their Brilliance And Those Things Inevitably Lead To Bigger Political Systems, Foreign Policy And Crime And Religion. It's An Action Film. We Are Not Taking A Stance About Big Government.