(On
the director - Rob Nilsson)
"Rob
Nilsson has just done an amazing job of setting up a world that supports the
notions of what prompted Mr Serling to write the script, which is basically
racism."
(On
his character - Jerry Paul)
"Jerry Paul is a guy
who has been a part of that community for a couple of generations, and has
risen, because of his ambition and ruthlessness, to the position of - sort
of - town boss."
(On
his portrayal of the character)
"You know that what you are about to do is so shocking,
so savage, so monstrous, and you know that you're the key to stirring up the
temperament of the crowd to make this event possible, and it made a very daunting
morning for me."
(On the writer
- Rod Serling)
"Great writers have the ability to just crystallise
aspects of the human condition. And if they're told truthfully and well, filmickly
it's about as compelling a way to have a catharsis, to really feel something
that colours the way you're going to think and act for the rest of your life."