People think: Oh, they play themselves. It's an easier thing. I don't think it is. I think it's harder. Because it makes you have to really look at your own self and question your own self and the decisions you make. You're not a character, it's actually you.
Knowing how personal these stories were, was there then hesitation bringing a big star like Michael Fassbender in? Because he could easily distract from the neorealist aspects.
We never really thought about that. It is interesting though, a couple of the reviews, say they feel like he's miscast or that having him there is slightly jarring.
There was no real calculation about that. It was a matter of us needing an Irish speaking actor. We wanted to shoot as high as we could and for the boys, it was Michael Fassbender.
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