"I just felt like if I didn't do [30 Minutes or Less] then I would never have the chance to, because once you're in that machine then that's what you do," said Fleischer. "I also didn't have the confidence, to be totally honest. I wasn't ready to take on that scale of pressure, it sounded really intimidating."
It's a rational line of thought from Fleischer, whose 30 Minutes or Less -- which stars Zombieland's Jesse Eisenberg as a pizza man forced to rob a bank -- feels distinctly his. Besides, Fleischer's next film, the period crime thriller Gangster Squad, will be a big enough step up in terms of scale. Watch the full video below.
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