If you were stuck with one genre of film which one would you pick?
It’s so hard to choose; I did a romantic comedy a couple of years ago for Netflix and that was such an interesting experience because it’s so fast pace and the tempo is so important. But I think I gravitate a bit more toward drama and heavy pieces. I don’t know why, but I really love searching for the good stuff in there.
A strong leading female role is quite atypical to the genre of spaghetti western. How do you define a strong woman on your own terms?
Sometimes, especially in film, strong women quite literally have to be superheroes. Very kick-ass, flawless – you know how it goes. While that might be one interpretation of a strong woman, I think the more complex and opinionated, female characters truly mirror what that means. There are so many dimensions to this topic, and I’m so glad our adaption of Django unmasks women that can help themselves.
What impact do you hope your work has?
Personally, the first thing that comes to mind is to entertain, distract, and to delve into different realms, if only for a few hours. It goes further than that, though. I can only control the things I choose and that I support in a way. In this case, seeing that we have a very broad spectrum of people who are represented in Django. Supporting plots and stories that need to be told, in order for marginalized people to be able to see themselves on screen.
