Alex Gibney

Very violent and grisly, yeah. He literally chokes him to death with a wire.

Yeah, I think that's right. And that's the best thing often about notes in general. You know, sometimes, particularly reaction, not so much the prescription, but the, you know, the reaction to like, this doesn't feel right. It's sometimes worth listening to.

Yeah, I think that's right. And that's the best thing often about notes in general. You know, sometimes, particularly reaction, not so much the prescription, but the, you know, the reaction to like, this doesn't feel right. It's sometimes worth listening to.

Yeah, I think that's right. And that's the best thing often about notes in general. You know, sometimes, particularly reaction, not so much the prescription, but the, you know, the reaction to like, this doesn't feel right. It's sometimes worth listening to.

I think they were talking about political correctness. You know, there was a willingness to say things that were downright offensive. And also a willingness, even in the writer's room... to get ugly, to talk about stuff in a way that was brutally honest and would reveal about themselves stuff that wasn't particularly elevating or inspiring, maybe just the opposite.

I think they were talking about political correctness. You know, there was a willingness to say things that were downright offensive. And also a willingness, even in the writer's room... to get ugly, to talk about stuff in a way that was brutally honest and would reveal about themselves stuff that wasn't particularly elevating or inspiring, maybe just the opposite.

I think they were talking about political correctness. You know, there was a willingness to say things that were downright offensive. And also a willingness, even in the writer's room... to get ugly, to talk about stuff in a way that was brutally honest and would reveal about themselves stuff that wasn't particularly elevating or inspiring, maybe just the opposite.

But that to me was actually one of the great lessons of doing the show. It's like when you start to pre-censor yourselves all the time, we've all got weird, dark, inappropriate feelings or thoughts. And to the extent that they're routinely repressed, they'll come out in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways, you know? What was that line about?

But that to me was actually one of the great lessons of doing the show. It's like when you start to pre-censor yourselves all the time, we've all got weird, dark, inappropriate feelings or thoughts. And to the extent that they're routinely repressed, they'll come out in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways, you know? What was that line about?

But that to me was actually one of the great lessons of doing the show. It's like when you start to pre-censor yourselves all the time, we've all got weird, dark, inappropriate feelings or thoughts. And to the extent that they're routinely repressed, they'll come out in unexpected and sometimes dangerous ways, you know? What was that line about?

If only Hitler's art teacher was a little bit... more attentive.

If only Hitler's art teacher was a little bit... more attentive.

If only Hitler's art teacher was a little bit... more attentive.

The terrifying beauty of the show was that these people were so complex.

The terrifying beauty of the show was that these people were so complex.

The terrifying beauty of the show was that these people were so complex.

They were both so charming and brutal. And one of the things that they made a point of during the making of the show, which I thought was so great, is whenever it seemed that the characters were becoming too likable, particularly the mobsters were becoming too likable, they would have them do something brutal. Yeah.

They were both so charming and brutal. And one of the things that they made a point of during the making of the show, which I thought was so great, is whenever it seemed that the characters were becoming too likable, particularly the mobsters were becoming too likable, they would have them do something brutal. Yeah.

They were both so charming and brutal. And one of the things that they made a point of during the making of the show, which I thought was so great, is whenever it seemed that the characters were becoming too likable, particularly the mobsters were becoming too likable, they would have them do something brutal. Yeah.

Just to remind you, because also in the back of his mind, you know, David is making this show, which is a character drama about a family, but it's also a commentary about America. And the brutality of America and the rapaciousness with which capitalism sort of, you know, chews people up and spits them out.