Would remaking a movie like the thriller Snabba Cash put you a step closer to that?
You know, maybe. I don’t look at movies as an interim to doing something else, but Snabba Cash, I look at that character and I see someone who’s driven by a naiveté and a classic class struggle. I see a way into that character that I could believe myself in, and that’s few and far between these days. I read scripts, and people tell me, “Matt Damon was going to do this project.” And I’m like, “Of course Matt Damon was going to do that project, it’s f**kin’ crazy! I can’t do that.” [Laughs] You’re much more self-deprecating than I thought you would be, Zac. You talk about having to learn technique and earn the places you want to go…does it worry you to have to do all that learning in the spotlight? No, that part’s fun, man. The stakes are high, but that’s why it’s interesting. I’m ready, man. That’s the thing: I’m willing to put in that work to get there. I know that given the right time and the right guidance, I can do it, and I’m confident in myself in that way. I’m not shy about that.
