(On Shootout - Keine Gnade (2012)) When Sly and I first talked about doing it, I told him I thought if we did it as an homage to '70s or '80s action films - and if he got a haircut and if we played it not at some nuclear level and left a little room for humor - everything would probably work out. I mean, this is one of those plots... You know, in terms of the real world, they're fairly preposterous. But that's OK. That's part of the given. As long as you don't break the rules and contradict yourself within that sensibility, people go for the ride.... ly and I have known each other for probably 35 years. I have always been a great admirer of Sly's. Most directors love movie stars because they're such fabulous tools to tell stories with. Sly is an actor but he's a star and he's been a star for a very long time. When he sent me this, there was a feeling on both our parts, that if this was ever going to happen - us working together - we better sit down and do it. Time is moving on.
