Le Samouraï

“Le Samouraï. What a great film. What a great film. That’s all I can say. The bird in the film is something. The silences, the spaces in the film, they’re great.”

“That's the thing there's a samurai I love that movie...”

“Next one: Le Samouraï. Alain Delon, one of the coolest guys ever on film. This is probably the one I’ve seen most recently at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, who run it every few years. Took my 15-year-old son to see it, and I’m happy to report that he enjoyed it as well. You’re never sure about that when you’re showing your kids something that you love, but incredible film. If you don’t know it, worth checking out. And huge influence, I think, on any director that’s making a thriller.”

“Le Samouraï, I can't really say properly. Alain Delon, one of the best actors ever.”

“Le Samouraï, yeah. Jean-Pierre Melville used to walk around—he built his own studio in Paris which then I think eventually burned down—but he apparently used to walk around it during the day listening to the Midnight Cowboy soundtrack to get inspiration for his movies. This is how a French hitman would be. Just, you know, 'I'm ready to die. I'll die before my own victims.' That's how existential I am.”