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Mike Brown on instituting offensive concepts: "Our staples…pace, spacing, paint touches, quick decisions, ball reversals…Our 'automatics'…reads…play conceptually w/o calls…hard to guard…Implementing gonna take time…Preseason…gonna get frustrating…Don't skip steps"

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Alex Golesh said this in his first press conference as new head football coach at Auburn: " What you're gonna get from me, from our staff, and as we get rolling, our players is the hardest working, toughest grittiest program in the entire country. We're gonna work day in, day out. We're gonna find wins in every single margin we could find. We're gonna build a process driven program, a process driven program where we wake up and we worry about winning every single aspect of our lives every single day. I truly believe that if you buy into a process. A way of doing things day in, day out from the moment you wake up. To how you come in. To how you attack your relationships in a building. To how you attack the weight room, sports, medicine, nutrition, the film room, the teaching, and then certainly the work on the field. If you buy into eating right, sleeping right, hydrating right. Outworking people in the things that nobody else sees. The end result will happen a lot of the time. You don't control the end result. You control your daily habits, you control your daily process. And if you keep pouring into that day in, day out, day in, day out, us as a staff, the student athletes, everybody that touches our guys, at whatever point, the process will pay you back. We're also gonna have a hell of a lot of fun doing it. We're gonna be explosive on offense. We're gonna play really fast. We're gonna challenge teams in every imaginable way. We're gonna run the fricking ball. People around here like running the football, and I can respect it.

Thad Wells

649,383 views • 8 months ago

Mike Benz: Ending USAID is not going to end Censorship Networks and capturing of Justice Systems 🚨 The people behind this are now going to Economic Development PACs, China and international allies to get the funding to pressurize NATO and the EU to regain control of America “It's the same USA Truman show everywhere we go. This thing has been dialed in for 60 years and that's why I say it's gonna take 50 years to untangle this. 'cause you're gonna run to political head was the whole time you, you don't think you're gonna have money flowing back. ‌ They're gonna go straight to their partners in Europe and around the world to do top-up funding for what they lose from USA, for example. They might go to the European, you know, endowment for democracy. They may have to start making funds to, you know, to these us anti-Trump networks. They may have to tap into their allies in China or their allies in other Central American or South American governments. ‌ But mark my words that USA Truman show that joints, these sensors in exile, these, you know, regime changers in exile right now are going to club on to every international ally. ‌ They will be, they will be pressurizing the United Nations. They'll be pressurizing multilateral organizations like NATO, the EU, and even some of these economic development PACs to use the critical components they have there and sometimes dominant spot they have there to weaponize those assets.“ There is tons of EXCELLENT info in this clip about the ways they control our systems and how they’re going to fight to get the control back

Wall Street Apes

221,524 views • 1 year ago

This is a must-watch clip. Trump is following through on exactly what he said he would do with China on manufacturing and tariffs all the way back in 2011. He claimed that if China didn't play along with his plan, it would be better for the United States because manufacturing would soar once again for the American people. It's all actually happening. What a time to be alive. "It is very hard to buy anything outside of China... What can you do? So easy… I drop a twenty five percent tax on China… Listen your motherf**kers. We're gonna tax you twenty five percent… This is unthinkable: In 2016, that's in like four years. China is gonna eclipse the United States as a great economic power. We're gonna be in second. And if you would have said that ten years ago people would have laughed at you. They would have laughed… So China's gonna eclipse us in four years. Under the Trump doctrine that doesn't happen. You know why? Because we're gonna start making our own products. We're not gonna let them be made in China… You know when you go to China and you wanna sell stuff in China they make you build a plant and they take all your technology and they pirate everything you have. Look at the deal that General Electric made. They gave up all of this high technology…It's unbelievable… So under the Trump doctrine, it doesn't work that way. It's fellas…it's fellas. We love you very much. You wanna sell to us? Build your plant in Alabama. Build your plant in Nevada. The other thing is we make a much better product, but you can't compete price-wise because of the manipulation so… One of two things is gonna happen and I hope it's the second. The first is they stop screwing around…but the second is, they don't. So here's what happens: About sixty percent of their sales will stop… We will increase the hell out of employment. We will start building... You'll have thousands of those places…once you do that So they'll behave… But if they don't behave, that's even better for us. Because we're gonna start building our own plants. And we'll tell Apple and we'll tell all these other companies, you gotta build your own factories... I'm sorry You can't make it over there. We gotta put our own people to work. So and I'll just go one step further… It can happen so fast."

Green Lives Matter

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Giannis says guys are being "selfish", teams like OKC/MIN/SAS are "better roster wise" and reminisced a little about Jrue Holiday, Khris Middleton, Brook Lopez and Pat Connaughton: "We're not playing hard. Not playing hard. We're not doing the right things. Not playing to win. Not playing together. Our chemistry is not there. Guys are being selfish. Guys are trying to look for the wrong shots instead of looking for the right shot for the team. Guys try to do it on their own. At times, I feel like when we're down 10, 15, 20, we try to make it up in one play. It's not gonna work. We just gotta keep chipping away. One possession at a time. Especially when you play a team like OKC, Minnesota or San Antonio. Overall, roster wise, they're better than us, so you gotta know you gotta compete for 48 minutes and try to get the best shots available for 48 minutes and if you don't do that, then you try to get the first shot available. One best shot is not going to work against those teams." "I've been those teams. 3, 4, 5 years ago when we played a team that came down and shot the first shot, we took the rebound and went the other way we were like, 'you're not going to win'. You gotta move us around, you gotta move me around, you gotta move Khris around, you gotta move Jrue around, you gotta move Brook around, like, you gotta move Pat around, like you gotta move us around in order for you to find the opportunity to get a good open look. Like if you come down, and you pass the ball and you got Jrue Holiday on you and you shoot it, good luck. Like I've been in that position. But right now I think we just don't get it. We just don't get it."

Bucks Lead

77,646 views • 6 months ago

Chicago Bears: The Deep Ball Façade As a Chicago Bears truther, I gotta keep it 💯 There are many Bears fans posting “Amazing” out of the pocket deep ball highlights of Caleb Williams Obviously, we don’t see those kinds of throws everyday. It’s insane!! But deep ball playmaking isn’t new to Chicago. Nor is it the focal point of Ben Johnson’s offense. If the Bears are going to be great, we have to become more efficient from the pocket. Pass percentage must go up, time in pocket must come down. Living outside the pocket will hinder our ability to be efficient and to win a Super Bowl #1 Deep Ball was always there Justin Fields in 2023 had one of the most efficient deep balls in the league. Not only that, the majority of his deep balls came from the pocket which is what you want from your QB. As good as the Bears were as a whole last year, the deep ball was far more efficient in 2023. But living on the deep ball and living out the pocket comes with limitations. We have to focus on the fundamentals #2 Ben Johnson is the catalyst Similar to 2023, Bears offense in 2024 had explosive plays followed by inconsistent offense and inept situational football by the head coach Poor offensive line, poor offensive scheme, and inept head coach were the core issues. Ryan Poles thought QB was the main issue and then 2024 happened. We learned quick that it takes more than a talented QB to win football games. Ben Johnson has alleviated all of those concerns. He has made Bears offensive line the focal point! His scheme has been top of the league since he became OC in Detroit. And his situational football awareness far superior than Eberflus. Bears fans must recognize that Ben Johnson is the catalyst of the Bears offensive turnaround, and team success. Now give him what he needs! He wants 3 tight ends? Give it to him He wants more Luther Burden? Give it to him He wants more efficiency out of his QB? Let’s make that the focal point.. #3 Ben Johnson needs a point guard at QB Efficiency in the pocket, time to throw, and passing EPA are far more important to Ben Johnson’s offense than out of pocket deep balls. We need Caleb to be that killer still, but it’s the fundamentals that will allow Bears to take the next step. This offense doesn’t need a Michael Jordan at QB. Ben Johnson would much rather have an Isiah Thomas at QB because this offense has enough Bad Boys to get the job done. Feed the WRs! Get the ball out of your hands quicker! Allow deep ball to be the counter punch of the offense. #4 It’s all there.. The pre-snap awareness, post snap awareness, efficiency from pocket, and pass velocity all scream franchise QB. When you look at Caleb Williams in the pocket on short to intermediate passes, it looks effortless. The ball leaves his hand lightning quick, it’s placed where it’s supposed to be, and WR is able to make a play after the catch. We have to see more of this and it starts now. CW has to trust Ben Johnson’s offense and his WRs more. Conclusion: If we wanted a QB to scramble and throw deep balls, Justin Fields would still be a Chicago Bear What makes Caleb unique, is that he can be a hunter down the field but also has the upside to be a Drew Brees type of QB in the pocket. I rather see more clips of Caleb playing in rhythm and in the pocket , than deep bombs out the pocket. There will be struggles, but that’s ok. I much rather see our QB struggle making the right throws in OTAs than masking it with his gift as an out the pocket thrower.

White Cunningham

17,634 views • 2 months ago

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Ozak AI

17,297 views • 2 months ago

🚨THE SOUND WAS VERY BAD, BUT I DID MY BEST TO DECIPHER THE OPENING REMARKS OF TRUMP AND ZELENSKYY: Q: President Trump, do you think Putin is serious about peace this time? TRUMP: I do. I do. I think he is. I think they both are. Q: What was your message to Putin? TRUMP: You got to make a deal. Got to get it done. Too many people dying and I think both presidents want to make a deal. I really do. I made a brief phone call. Q: Do you meet Putin again soon? TRUMP: It depends. It depends. But I do believe that we have the makings of a deal that's good for Ukraine, good for everybody and that's very important. "There's nothing more important", - my book. We settled eight wars and this is the most difficult one. I thought it would be in the middle of the pack. This, this is the most difficult one, but we're gonna get it done. We're gonna have a great meeting today. This gentleman has worked very hard, and is very brave, and his people are very brave. I mean, what they've gone through, no nation... very rarely a nation ever had to go through this. So, we're gonna have a very good meeting today, I think. And I'm also calling President Putin back after the meeting and we'll continue our negotiation. Pretty complex, but not that complex. Q: Do you expect any deadline? TRUMP: I don't have deadlines. I have... You know what my deadline is? Getting the war ended. We don't have deadlines, do you agree with that? ZELENSKYY: yes... finish, as quick as possible Q: Are you prepared to sign the security agreement today? TRUMP: Well, it depends what the security agreement says. What a dumb question. Nobody even knows what the security agreement is going to say. But there will be a security agreement. It'll be a strong agreement, and the European nations are very much involved in that. They'll be very much involved in protection, et cetera. But the European nations have been really great. They're very much in line with this meeting and getting a deal done. They are all in... They're terrific people. I think you can say that. There's no, nobody there. They all want to get it done and they've been very supportive, I think. President, do you have anything to say? ZELENSKYY: Thank you so much Mr. President. Thank you for this meeting. Thank you for your invitation. Yes, really, I agree with President. Our teams, they do what they can. And I think that during last month, they moved forward with negotiations and Americans... thank you very much for your team, Steve and Jared, they worked very well. They worked on different documents. I hope that all these documents can bring peace as soon as possible. And, I agree with president that really the Europeans were very supportive. The president is on the contact with them, and maybe we will have the phone contact with them. TRUMP: We can call them, today Q: Why did you want to meet with President at Mar-a-Lago today? ZELENSKYY: Why? So we have... we spoke with our teams. They worked on 20 points plan. Then they worked on prosperity and security document. And 20 points plan is very important to discuss and sequencing that. It's very important. Our teams talked about the strategy, how to take step by step and to bring peace closer. And we will discuss this strategy. Q: President Zelenskyy, are you gonna make territorial concessions? ZELENSKYY: When we speak about 20 points plan, there is... They are, in 20 points plan, - 90% by the way, was done by our two teams, - I think they made a great job, great work. And yes, we will discuss these points also. TRUMP: And there are great economic benefits for Ukraine also, cause you know, there's a lot of rebuilding to do and there's a lot of wealth to be had. And they have great wealth, potentially they have great wealth. They wanna get started. But there is great economic benefit for Ukraine in what we're talking about. Q: President Trump, some are saying that the recent attacks in the past couple days, that Russia has staged against Ukraine, shows that President Putin isn't serious about peace. What is your reaction to that? TRUMP: No, he's very serious. I can say that I believe Ukraine has made some very strong attacks also. And I don't say that negatively. I think he'd probably have to. I don't say that negatively, you understand that? (to Zelenskyy) I think, now he hasn't told me that, but there have been some explosions in various parts of Russia, and it looks to me like, I don't know, I don't think it came from the Congo. I don't think it came from the United States of America. It possibly came from Ukraine, but I haven't asked that question. Maybe I won't bother asking. You know they're fighting a war and we'll see what happens. But I believe it's a war that... and we have two willing parties, we have two willing countries, they wanna see it end. Look, the people of Ukraine want it to end, and the people of Russia want it to end, and the two leaders want it to end. Q: Regarding the economic benefits for Ukraine: Europe is holding some billions of frozen Russian assets. Do you believe that should go to help rebuild Ukraine or go back to Russia again? TRUMP: None of that's been determined. But it'll go, it's gonna go very quickly. I think we're very, we're in final stages of talking and we're gonna see. Otherwise, it's gonna go on for a long time. It'll either end or it's gonna go on for a long time and millions of additional people are gonna be killed. Millions. And nobody wants that. Q: Mr. President (Trump), are you expecting to get to an agreement today? TRUMP: I just think we can do, I think we can move very rapidly. I really feel that. We've spoken. I know you had dinner with Steve. Steve Wickoff and Jared have done a fantastic job. And everybody has. Marco has been incredible. The whole group has been, our group has been incredible. And Ukraine appreciates it, and Russia appreciates it. They both want to see it end, and we're gonna get it ended. Thank you very much, everybody. ZELENSKYY: Thank you so much. TRUMP: We'll see you, I think, at the end. But I do think we'll call Europe also, we're gonna speak to the European leaders. Thank you very much.

Kateryna Lisunova

140,749 views • 7 months ago

#MMTLP February 2nd, 2024: 479 days ago Dennis Kneale interviewed Rep. Ralph Norman about FINRA's regulatory flup-up, better known as the #MMTLPFiasco. Dennis asks a lot of great questions, like asking the Congressman if he was aware that when shares move into an offshore account, FINRA stops counting them as short, to which Norman replies, "No, I was not." Dennis then mentions question 9 of the open letter, and cites FINRA's claim that they have no authority or data to obtain the information requested (which was a consolidated count of shares held long and short, from all financial institutions, foreign and domestic. While their answer "No" was not quite false it was also not quite true, either. It's a half truth. They DO mention their authority over their member firms but what they fail is to take the initiative and exercise their authority under their own rule 4140 (ironically called "Audit") and have their member firms take steps to get the data. Foreign brokers have American counterparts that have the role of "Custodian" for clearing purposes, so FINRA would have to exercise their authority over the custodian to obtain the data from foreign brokers. There are more steps than getting the data from a domestic broker that is a FINRA member, but it can be done. We live in a digital age where terabytes of information go back and forth every second of every day. The audits could be done in an afternoon. Additionally, Dennis asks Norman that if FINRA and the SEC don't play ball, will Congress subpoena the data to which Norman states that it has to come from a Chairman. "James Comer is the chair of oversight and he signed our letter". "I think we can". Finally, Dennis asks Norman if Congress should hold public hearings on this to which Norman replies, "Absolutely, and we're gonna lead the way on that because at the Financial Services Committee that's our job." July 10th, 2024: 320 days ago and 159 days since the Dennis Kneale interview, Ralph Norman appeared on Dan Ball's show. At this point, we have still not had a hearing or have had subpoenas sent out. We pretty much understood that if we didn't get anywhere by July, we were going to have to wait until the election was over. In this interview, Norman says we've had hearings on it, which isn't really accurate. We were mentioned in two separate hearings by Senator Mike Crapo and Rep Ralph Norman, but to say we have had hearings (pluralized), let alone A hearing on MMTLP is an exaggeration. Norman puts the former CEOs John Brda and George George Palikaras on blast and says "It's in the SEC's hands" but he also says "Were not gonna stop" and "Sooner or later we're gonna get to the bottom of it." I just want Ralph to live up to his word. He has always touted promises made, promises kept in regards to the President living up to his word. Why can't he lead by example, keep his promises to his constituents and those in the #MMTLPARMY that he claims to champion and let's get to the bottom of this once and for all. I want to see subpoenas. I want to see those involved come before the committee, under oath and get grilled. John Brda, George Palikaras, Greg McCabe, for sure. But I also want people like Patricia Casimates, Robert W Cook, Sam Draddy, Yvonne Huber, Jessica Hopper, Chris Stone and any person that was involved in the breaking of FINRA Rule 6490 by changing the language of not just the first corporate action, but the revision two days later. I also want anyone involved with the UPC committee that decided to implement the U3 trading halt. Jeff Mendl, the former VP of OTC markets who went a broadcast and kept saying over and over we will have access up until Monday. He should come before Congress and testify. We are ONE day away from 900 days since the halt. Is this a sick joke, and y'all gonna come to the rescue on day 911? People are sick, people are suffering, and PEOPLE HAVE DIED waiting for some sort of resolution. We're pot committed at this point.

MARDÜK the META® Guy

27,674 views • 1 year ago

The $AEGIS DApp portal is now open to all: 🛡️ At Aegis, we believe in empowering the blockchain full of security, transparency and innovation. The Aegis Dapp has been under development for several months prior to the launch of $AEGIS and with that we have been able to build what we believe has the potential to change how users go about their day to day security. We are thrilled to share our progress and truly exciting news with you all. 🎯 First things first, at Aegis, we want to make it clear that the value of what we seek to bring to security across the blockchain, comes from our big vision, our strong team, and our commitment to long-term goals. ℹ️ Let’s kick this off with some information that is constantly happening, which is behind the scenes. Our full team is dedicated to the opportunity that lays ahead of us with becoming the leading voice/name for security, grasping every aspect with innovation, hard work, passion and commitment to see this sector grow. Everyone is aware of how important security is, a heartwarming mention to Messari for including us on how they see this sector growing rapidly and pushing a 10 Billion evaluation. We take that recognition with full responsibility and gratitude as we've been working hard on some really powerful stuff that could change the game for our industry. If you read the title and report itself, I’m sure that’ll give you some insight to what’s coming, and to the vast extent of what you can expect Aegis to be working towards. —> 🤝 This comes from teaming up with others within this sector and coming up with new tech to projects driven by our community, within the pipeline you can be confident that what we are building will push the cryptocurrency industry as a whole into a better future, the magnitude to what Aegis brings will not stop until we can confidently say, “Negative security reports across the blockchain are at an all time low, thousands of users are satisfied that Aegis is protecting them and their assets.” We're sticking to our vision no matter what the market does or whatever else comes our way. We plan to build what we set out to and we will see to it that our ecosystem is met. We've been working on some pretty amazing products that will be available within our Dapp, let’s go over what we offer: * AI Audits * Live Monitoring * Penetration Testing * Bug Bounties * Live Watchdog * Token analytics for everyday users, developers, teams, auditors, institutions, investors. ⬇️ Let’s break it down for you in some simple steps: AI AUDITS: We have trained our LLM models as AI AGENTS, these consist of 3 people ( AI AGENTS ) for the audits that are performed. - Audit - Reviewer - Judge Each one analyzes with a different personality, let’s check what personalities our AI AGENTS consist of: 3 different perspective auditors. 1 - Fine-tuned model x amount reads the code and generates the audit. ✅ 2 - Model x amount reviews the code and fact checks thoroughly. ✅ 3 - Model x amount ranks the code based on the severity outcome. ✅ ⌚️ Live Monitoring/Watchdog: The Live Monitoring/Watchdog system is designed to provide real-time surveillance of smart contracts, ensuring the detection and prevention of any potentially harmful transactions or malicious activities. Through the utilization of an AI Agent model, the system is trained to proactively identify and thwart suspicious behavior, thereby safeguarding the integrity of the smart contracts. Also, a paid sophisticated threat detection model is available for more intricate protocols and Dapps, offering an advanced level of protection against potential threats. This proactive approach is crucial in mitigating the risk of exploitation and ensuring the security of the smart contract ecosystem. 🖊️ Pen Testing: Our platform offers Pen Testing services to developers, providing a controlled environment for whitehat hackers to simulate attacks and identify vulnerabilities in smart contracts and protocols. In addition to human whitehat hackers, our AI Agents function as Red and Blue teams, actively engaging in simulated attacks to stress-test protocols and identify potential weaknesses. This comprehensive approach allows developers to proactively identify and address security issues, ultimately enhancing the robustness and resilience of their projects. 🕷️ Bug Bounties: Our Bug Bounty listing platform provides developers with the opportunity to list their protocols and offer bounties to white hat hackers for identifying vulnerabilities. By aggregating millions of bounties from various platforms and utilizing AI tools, we streamline the testing process, reducing up to 80% of the workload typically associated with security testing. This allows developers to efficiently identify and address potential vulnerabilities in their protocols, ultimately enhancing the overall security and resilience of their projects. 🪙 And lot more token analytics features for regular users, this will give you the opportunity to explore our Dapp for yourself and have some fun diving into the security platform of the future! I’m sure you’re excited to try it all out yourself, which is why we have some exciting news to bring to the #Guardians of the blockchain! But just before you continue the read and see the beans have been spilled, we have to take this opportunity to share with you that this large step to becoming a security leader is but only 20% of what we have revealed. This will be at the core of what Aegis stands for and hopes to achieve. The focus here is upon our Dapp, and in time we will slowly bring forward information/updates regarding segments of what makes Aegis a force to be reckoned with. Now that you’re fired up and excited to all of the announcements to come, let’s get to the news you’ve been waiting for! 🎉 We’re spilling the good news, and are happy to say we are now set for public release! The team at Aegis are overwhelmed with the development, support from teams, community, partners and more on what we believe to be an institutional-grade product. But the fun doesn’t stop there, this marks the start of what we aim to become, as it will take time and cycles to become better and better. Constant advancements will be set in place to attain the goal of achieving blockchain security. A statement from our CEO- Brian Hunt: “I can confirm from the security conferences I attended with Centralized security firms Peckshield, Hacken, Certik, BlockSec presentations, they are trying to achieve something similar and it will take them years. Decentralized AI for Security!” This initial drop of our dapp will be to get users signed up to gain access, in which we’ll whitelist users to get the ball rolling. 📣 To end this segment, let’s get the party started with the long awaited Aegis Ai Security Dapp and sign up now!

AEGIS AI

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Robert De Niro originally wanted to play Max Cherry in Jackie Brown, the role that eventually went to Robert Forster. However, Quentin Tarantino had written the role with Forster in mind and had already promised him the part. Tarantino explains… “I wrote Jackie Brown, and I decided at some point in writing the script that Robert Forster would be terrific as Max Cherry. So, while I’m still writing the script, I bump into Robert Forster - we go to the same coffee shop. ….so I decided I’m gonna give him the part, because I figure, look, this would be a big, big deal part. So if I don’t give him the part, then once I’m done with it and it gets out in the town, then it’s gonna be Gene Hackman and Paul Newman and people like that, and it would be pretty hard to say no to. But if I just give him the part right now, I’ve got the juice to get it through, and now I can’t take it back because I wouldn’t be a man of my word. So to lock myself into that decision, I give it to him before I finish writing it. And then now comes the time to do it. Robert De Niro reads it, and he wants to be in it, but he wants to play Max. And I go, “Well, look, you would be a fantastic Max, but I’ve already given that to Robert Forster, and I’m a man of my word. I can’t take it back.” Now, De Niro is very much a man of his word, so he understands that. He gets that. And he’s just like, “Yeah, yeah. That’s just disappointing. It’s just regretful.” I go, “What?” “Well, just because, you know, you were thinking about him, so you wrote it for him. But if we had had more dinners and hung out a little bit more, then you would have been thinking about me and you would have written it for me. And I understand what happened, but that could have been changed if we had spent more time with each other before this.” And so he kind of gives me the – “just think about it for a couple of days, all right? - and then let’s talk again. Maybe Bob (Robert Foster) could play Louis, the other guy.” So then I actually have Bob read Louis with me, and then read Max. And if that could work, maybe that could work. But no, everything that made him perfect for Max made him wrong for Louis. And so I get on the phone with De Niro — and I go, “Yeah, you know, I explored that. But no, everything about him that makes him perfect for Max makes him wrong to play this ex-convict guy.” And he goes, “Yeah, yeah, I get that. I get that, I get that, I get that. Okay, so tell me about this Louis character.” And I go, “You would consider playing Louis?” “Yeah, it’s a good character. It’s a good movie. I wanna be part of it. It’s a good character. I wanted the other character, but yeah, this is a good character. I’d be happy to play it.” I go, “Well, you didn’t let me know that before.” He goes, “Well, I didn’t wanna let you off the hook. I wanted you on the hook. But now if that ship has sailed, then let’s talk about Louis.” And then it was a done deal.”

Gangster Cinema Central

89,214 views • 1 month ago