People rediscover themselves through Alex's pain. He does believe, however, that the prison setting ultimately gives the film more impact. The prison, he says, is a metaphor for the prison of the mind that we create for ourselves. It was like something had grabbed him and wouldn't let go. And the more he tried to contain himself, the more it grabbed him.
Life has a way of bringing people together.
Williams recalls reading the script, written by Kosmond Russell, and it was that riveting emotional experience that brought him and Walker-Pearlman together. And when I met Jordan, we had this wonderful chemistry with each other, and it all sort of evolved from there. As a painter, you really start looking at things much more closely. Everything becomes that much more important. You get more specific in your view of things.