▁ideas ▁and ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁use ▁some ▁of ▁them . ▁I ▁looked ▁upon ▁it ▁more ▁clin ically , ▁as ▁a ▁piece ▁of ▁material ▁that ▁has ▁to ▁be ▁sh aped , ▁with ▁certain ▁scenes ▁here ▁or ▁there . ▁But ▁as ▁for ▁the ▁moral ▁dimension , ▁that ' s ▁more ▁or ▁less ▁the ▁conception ▁of ▁the ▁script , ▁and ▁I ▁just ▁implemented ▁it ▁with ▁my ▁skills ▁– ▁which ▁are ▁well ▁developed . ▁It ' s ▁good ▁to ▁walk ▁in ▁somebody ▁else ' s ▁sho es ▁for ▁a ▁while . ▁You ▁get ▁out ▁of ▁your ▁own ▁obs essions ; ▁you ▁are ▁in ▁the ▁service ▁of ▁somebody ▁else ' s ▁vision , ▁and ▁that ' s ▁a ▁great ▁discipline ▁for ▁a ▁director . ▁ ▁De ▁Pal ma ▁met ▁with ▁Bob ▁H os kins ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁role ▁in ▁case ▁De ▁N iro , ▁the ▁director ' s ▁first ▁choice ▁for ▁the ▁part , ▁turned ▁it ▁down . ▁When ▁De ▁N iro ▁took ▁the ▁part , ▁De ▁Pal ma ▁ma iled ▁H os kins ▁a ▁check ▁for ▁his ▁contract ed ▁fee ▁of ▁£ 2 0 , 0 0 0 ▁with ▁a ▁" Thank ▁You " ▁note , ▁which ▁prompt ed ▁H os kins ▁to ▁call ▁up ▁De ▁Pal ma ▁and ▁ask ▁him ▁if ▁there ▁were ▁any ▁more ▁mov ies ▁he ▁didn ' t ▁want ▁him ▁to ▁be ▁in . ▁▁▁ ▁De ▁Pal ma ▁initially ▁wanted ▁Don ▁Johnson ▁to ▁port ray ▁Eli ot ▁N ess . ▁Mic key ▁R our ke ▁turned ▁down ▁the ▁lead ▁role ▁of ▁N