Did Guillermos non-linear narrative structure pose a challenge?
“That was interesting. My idea in terms of managing a narrative, or in thinking in my creative life, is that you could easily argue that the past, the present and the future all occur simultaneously, and if you can postulate that, then you’re not strictly bound to a linear narrative. You just have to open your mind and your eyes, it’s all it takes.” Do you think your character, Pete Perkins, is doing heroic things for entirely noble reasons? He seems like a borderline sociopath at times. He seems to be doing strange and destructive things. What motivates him? “Um, well, borderline sociopath – that’s interesting. Pete wants to see the right thing done, that’s what he wants, and he doesn’t really have any respect for anything that would stand in the way of that. It’s an interesting point of view, sort of intriguing.” But you think he’s doing the right thing? “Sure.” Even Melquiades at the end has strung Pete along and told Pete some lies. He’s not whiter than white as he appears to be, b
