The great attraction to 'American Gangster' is these two great characters who are absolute paradoxes within their own sphere.
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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 think American audiences like gangster movies. You know, it's part of the culture.
Even the great bad guys in cinema history, they're likable.
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.
The classy gangster is a Hollywood invention.
Every human being has a bit of gangster in him.
I'm the number-one fan of gangster movies.
The American story is a story of great moments and dreadful moments.
The great trap for non-American actors trying to play Americans, I think, is to start thinking of American-ness as a characteristic. It isn't. It is no more a character trait than height. It is just a physical fact, and that's all there is to it.
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