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Washington says she's a killer.

I'm gonna ask you a series of questions.

And your life is gonna be very uncomfortable until you give me the information I need .

Where exactly is bin Laden?

A lot of people don't know that the main intelligence

officer responsible for finding Usama bin Laden was a woman.

Everyone, this is Maya. Maya, everyone.

Jessica Chastain was absolutely perfect for that character.

Her performances were so finely calibrated and highly nuanced

and comes across with such honesty and integrity.

21 days.

It's been 21 days since we found the house.

Nothing's happened .

I found the character very compelling and interesting

because she's an intelligent, strong woman .

That's pre-9/11 behavior.

We have no reason to believe he's changed security tactics.

We invaded Afghanistan , that's a reason .

I remember reading the script.

One of the best parts I have ever read.

To me, it reminded me of the character Jodie Foster plays in Silence of the Lambs.

Immediately, I knew I wanted to play the role.

I kind of understood the character's focus and obsession.

Like how you could be so consumed with something .

I really connected to that.

I need a picket line along the GT highway

and men spaced at intervals along the road and at every exit.

Maya, I know.

So you agree with me now, this is important.

No, I've just learned from my predecessor

that life is better when I don't disagree with you .

By saying you agree with me now, sounds like we've had a long relationship.

At least, how I read the lines,

he's not agreeing that the substance of your request is important,

but if you've requested it, it's important and he has to dignify it.

We shot in Amman, Jordan, and we shot in Chandigarh, India,

which is, I think Chandigarh is about 150 miles from the border of Pakistan.

So, you really are on the other side of the world

and cut-off from what I'm used to.

We had a very conscious effort to keep a low profile.

I didn 't want to do anything that would garner a lot of attention.

I would cover my head

and I just wanted to disappear into the shadows.

This is actually what. . . I've been wearing this for 30 hours.

And I definitely drew on that experience

when playing Maya, working in that part of the world .

Abu Ahmed means "father of Ahmed ." It's a kunya.

Ammar, I know the difference between a war name and an Arabic name.

She got you there, dude.

When playing this character and approaching the role,

I was really moved and excited by the arc that the character has.

We get to see her, in essence, grow up throughout the film.

The film takes place over this 1 0-year time period .

And so we really watch Jessica and her character

grow from where she starts in the beginning

as a young targeter who's trying to get her feet wet in Pakistan,

to somebody who really builds the case

that eventually launches the entire nation on this mission .

You just want me to nail some low-level Mullah-crack-a-dulla,

so you can check that box on your résumé that says

while you were in Pakistan , you got a real terrorist!

But the truth is, you don't understand Pakistan !

And you don't know al-Qaeda !

As she becomes consumed with finding Usama bin Laden ,

we see her start to lose the self that she arrived with

and become something else.

And at the end of the movie,

it's almost like she doesn 't know who she is anymore.

And that, as an actor, to play that arc and that story of a character

is why I do this.

For me to say, "I don't care if they get sleep or not,"

is such a great line.

My guys don't get any sleep tracking the threats within Pakistan .

Right, I understand .

But, you know, I don't really care if your guys get sleep or not!

I could say it nicer, but I think we lose then , the like...

"Yeah , but I don't really care."

I think to have a woman of Jessica 's caliber was crucial

and the fact that her and I are very comfortable together

because we had some very uncomfortable scenes.

And watch your back when you get back to Pakistan .

Everyone knows you there now.

Jessica has such a nimble and flexible intelligence.

And her ability to give that character a kind of ferocious intensity,

yet a humanity at the same time,

was a phenomenal experience.

Jessica was playing somebody who was very intense

and that takes an awful lot out ofyou, emotionally and physically.

And she was tireless in her professionalism .

She's a real actor.

She went to Juilliard. She was amazing in everything I've seen her do.

From The Tree of Life, The Help. Very talented .

This is the hardest thing I've ever done.

The responsibility that we had

in trying to make sure we were telling the right story

and to keep it very accurate,

it was just all-consuming for me.

Action .

Over the course of two months, he's called from six different pay phones.

I think this film is important because this is our generation 's JFK.

We all do remember where we were

when we found out Usama bin Laden was killed .

It will always be one of the best parts in my career.

Sir, the Agency expert gave visual confirmation .

Yes, sir, the girl , 1 00% .