ɡˈɪljəm wʌz sˌoʊ ʌŋkˈʌmftəbəl wɪð hɪz jˈuːs ʌv ðæt slˈɜː ðæt hiː ɐpˈɑːlədʒˌaɪzd tə lˈɪɾəl, hˌuː hædtə ɹᵻmˈaɪnd hˌɪm ðˌɐɾɪt sˈɪmpli wʌzɐ wˈɜːd ɪnðə skɹˈɪpt ænd ðætðə ɹˈeɪʃəl ˈɪnsʌlts wɜː tɹˈiːɾᵻd ʌnæmbˈɪɡjuːəsli nˈɛɡətˌɪvli sˈɪns hiː wʌz plˈeɪɪŋ ɐ vˈɪlən.
Gilliam was so uncomfortable with his use of that slur that he apologized to Little, who had to remind him that it simply was a word in the script and that the racial insults were treated unambiguously negatively since he was playing a villain.