I knew that the idea of them shooting up in a motel room would not be very pleasant, so to speak. Like, it would not be something like inspiring or motivating. I knew it was gonna be something disturbing. It naturally is. It’s just goes to the greater motivation - I am trying to reference reality rather than reference other movies. So, most people
would rely on a set decorator or something. Most things, when it comes to film industry, are referencing other films. So, it’s a lot of theatrics, a lot of pretending. So, filmmakers are trying to contrive as hard as possible, and they feel that if they act it really hard, and then it will become real. Whereas I want to see something real, I wanna taste it, I want something to be gross, I just want it to be what it should actually be. So, I chose the cheapest possible motel. It’s just natural, the realism of it. The other factor that’s probably good to mention is that I am diabetic. So, I inject myself with insulin.
So, all of the syringes were ones that I had. I didn’t use them, obviously, but I had them and some of them I rigged as a prop. I would take the needle off, and then I would fill it with fake fluid. That added some realism in a subtle way that makes it grimy.