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People love stories about the mafia: 'The Godfather,' 'American Gangster.'

It's funny how the ruthless, murderous gangster has really been romanticized by the media. I mean, I grew up watching the 'Godfathers' and 'Scarface,' and they were the coolest. They're just really interesting stories with great characters. They're rock stars.

I never was that boy who loved gangster films, but when I was growing up, I was obsessed with the detective Dick Tracy. It was one of my favourite movies as a kid, and he really inspired me. I would have loved to be part of that golden age of Hollywood in the 1940s. It made me want to become an actor.

Gangster movies are the inheritor of the Greek tragedy: it's the only genre where the audience will be disappointed if there's not a tragic ending.

When you're 16, the top of the world is directing a gangster movie.

I think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.

I'm a fan of good horror movies.

I'm not a gangster, bro.