Every Scene Is A Lesson. Every Shot

The Creation Of The Island, Or The Impression Of The Island, As It Changes In The Mind Of The Character Also Came In To Play... There Was Another Very Important Collaborator, Rob Legato, On Special Visual Effects. And Then Ultimately There's Thelma Schoonmaker, Who Keeps Me Focused During The Editing Of The Picture.

I Grew Up In The Lower East Side, An Italian American - More Sicilian, Actually.

Well The Thing Is That The New York Of 1846 To 1862 Was Very Different From Downtown New York Now. Really Nothing From That Period Still Exists In New York.

Being Independent... Is Being Innovative Out Of Inspiration As Well As Necessity.

People Want To Classify And Say, 'ok, This Is A Gangster Film.' 'this Is A Western.' 'this Is A... ' You Know? It's Easy To Classify And It Makes People Feel Comfortable, But It Doesn't Matter, It Doesn't Really Matter.