Speaker unverified: belief

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…I've seen a lot of your movies. You usually play someone pretty likable. Did you feel uncomfortable playing someone that, at least in my opinion, on balance is less likable than the character you usually tend to play? It's funny. It depends on what you mean by likable. I bet, actually, that this character will be more well liked than, for example, I just did a show called Mr. Corman. It's a guy who's trying his best to do the right thing at every turn, just stepping in, second guessing himself, and lacking confidence. This is the other side of me, maybe. I think Travis will be more instantly winning because if you're on camera, people respond to confidence. Travis Kalanick is nothing if not confident. We have these business moments in our culture that we're like Rorschach tests. There's Michael Lewis' Liar’s Poker, there's The Social Network which we've talked about, where maybe written or created intending one thing and then get received. Joe, responding the confidence in your thought that people will like Travis more than you might think. How much was that in your mind making this?…

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