The actors also brought their own brand of humor to their respective parts. Director Sir Ridley Scott explained: "It's interesting how you shift on characters depending on whom you cast. You envision something one way, cast the part, get to know the actor, and realize there's a much better way to do this. For instance, Claire's boyfriend Neil was always written as being the archetypical jerk. However, John Rubinstein has such a nice comedic sense that we took the character in that direction. He now comes across as a rather charming character who has a great sense of humor but can also be a 'stuffed shirt' when he wants to. By bringing his own brand of humor to the part, it makes his character much more dimensional and, in a way, helps make the first few scenes in Claire's apartment quite funny. Humor is always good. What was intended to be one side of the river looking at the other side of the river, people say there's no class system in America, but there is, came off much less serious than originally planned. What came out instead is really rather hilarious". Tom Berenger commented: "Ridley likes humor during very heavy scenes as well as something serious in comedic scenes. I like to work that way too, to keep a nice balance. Cops aren't always busting each others' chops. There's always this humor going on. They do it for the same reason we do it in the film, to break the stress and to keep the energy alive".

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