Filming abroad for two months must help to build a team spirit.
“From the moment there is a crew, or the casting is complete, yes.  But it can be the reverse too.  This time it was a great bunch, a great bunch of lunatics, but lunatics who know their place.  They are all actors there to tell a story.”

Can problems of ego arise?
“I don’t think that stars who don’t know their place can survive in Quebec.  The industry is too small.   That game doesn’t work here, there’s not enough money.  It wouldn’t last in Quebec.  Quebec stars are there for good reasons, because they have a respect for stories and those who tell them.”

 Can the actor teach the director something about his character?
“That’s supposed to happen.  In general that’s what occurs. In my case, I work with a character, I only have the one, and you begin to feel him.  You see him through different eyes.  Going from the page to the third dimension adds something more.  I see the character in three dimensions, thanks to the information conceived by the writer.
“A film is a team effort.  On taking on his story and persona I’m going to draw on ideas, colours, gestures.  It’s my job to share this with the production people, so you pitch in.  It’s a team effort. ”

Are the characters’ origins important for you to understand them better?
Where they come from is pretty important for playing these fellows.  The faubourg à m'lasse district is important, because the film’s about that.  Where you come from has a big influence on what you’re going to become.  So yes, for this film, knowing a bit about the district was important.
For me, Charles is the most honest member of the gang.  But he doesn’t know it.  He finds it out.  He’s not all that wicked, he’ll never go far enough to do it properly.  He became a robber to earn respect, but deep down he’s a good guy.”