Jesse [James]was known as a kind of Robin Hood character and also it was known that his exploits were somewhat dubious - however, he perpetuated this myth. Our film [The Assassination of Jesse James ] really takes place at the end of all that, the last year of his life, at the end of all that celebrity.
A lot of people can't be on their own. They get frightened. Isolation doesn't bother me at all. It gives me a sense of security.