What was the atmosphere like filming in New York after the events of 9/11?
First of all, there wasn’t much filming in New York after 9/11. For me, getting that part was a huge achievement because every actor in New York was looking towards that film because there wasn’t very much work. It was really valuable because it showed, “Look, we’re going to actually film this whole movie in New York,” and it kind of brought a sense of hope for the entertainment industry as well. Here’s this huge film, it’s going to be a blockbuster and people are really anticipating it, and they’re going to do it all in New York. Will this experience spoil you so that you’ll always expect more scenes? I feel blessed for everything that I get – that’s just the kind of person that I am. I’m here in LA and I came out here petrified because nobody knows of my film. There’s like 3 billion movies going on here whereas in New York, it was really special to be in that film because there weren’t a lot of films going on. I came out here going, “No one is going to love me.” I’ve been received so
