Fortunately we've been shooting in North Carolina which means we're not in LA where you can hear people talking about you and you know so much about what's going on in the business.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
It's so hard and impossible to shoot in L.A. The costs are astronomical.
I'm active in PAX, which is a gun awareness organization. We treat gun safety as a public health issue.
I've shot a lot of places, and I've produced. I always thought, 'Gosh, when you shoot in a big city, it's so difficult.' And New York, I always think, 'Where are you going to park the trucks? How are you going to stop the traffic?'
Some of us talk about other people and what they do and la la la. But I'm not that person.
Like anywhere, we had to make people understand that we were there with good intentions, and that we were there with respect. We started making contacts with the people in the neighborhood three months before shooting began, so that everyone involved was comfortable.
When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.
I had a career at home, and I just knew that it'd be okay if nothing happened in Los Angeles.
New York is a wonderful place to shoot. The bystanders are great. They are enthusiastic. They respect the process, and you get the energy of the city.
We need to work for a day when police shootings are rare and not the stuff of our daily news.
You didn't have to go on location if you could just shoot down City Hall, LA.