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To Me, Ennis Stands For The Conservative Side Of America. He's The Biggest Homophobe In The Whole Movie - Culturally And Psychologically - But By The Time He Admits His Feelings, It's Too Late.

American Films Are Less American Every Day, Because You Have To Please A World Audience. There's Less Authenticity, So It's More Accessible.

I Think The American West Really Attracts Me Because It's Romantic. The Desert, The Empty Space, The Drama.

I Feel That Everyone Has A Hulk Inside, And Each Of Our Hulks Is Both Scary And, Potentially, Pleasurable. That's The Scariest Thing About Them.

Usually With This Genre The First Thing That Happens Is A Good Fight Sequence To Show That You're In Good Hands. So We Broke That Rule. I Think A Lot Of That Comes From The Western Audience.