It was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I’ve been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some people scratching their heads but something about it really worked.

Andrew has talked about my character being the conscience of the film, the heart of the film.

I used to like to break into other people’s houses and sit in their rooms. I found it very comforting to be in someone’s empty house.

So I started to learn Russian and I was one of those probably way too eager, annoying young actor kids who was trying to change all my lines to Russian, much to the dismay of the director and Nic Cage.

I think I remember from the offset I said, ‘I’ve visited this territory. This isn’t for me.’ And then I read the script and I said, ‘You know, this is completely something different. This is a whole new life.’

It gives us a look into a world that’s very much like ‘Traffic’ was for drugs, this movie is for gun running. Dark at times, but I think Nic Cage is an incredible person to watch and very entertaining.

He’s an innocent in a lot of ways. He’s a very simple person who really doesn’t have the resources or the strength, ultimately, to handle the situation.

It was a real honor to be able to work with someone like that that I’ve been watching since I was a kid. I mean, to play his brother left some people scratching their heads but something about it really worked.