Shia LaBeoufknew exactly what he wanted from a movie while writing theHoney Boyscreenplay.

I dont really give a f about set pieces, and I dont care about plot.

Im an actor whore.

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The only thing I like about movies is people, so I spent all my time writing dialogue.

It felt like quite mechanical, LaBeouf explains.

(His numbered annotations can be found below.)

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5.Natasha[Lyonne, who voices Otiss mother,] has the sensibility and soul of my mother.

Natasha came in after we shot it and [overdubbed] those scenes.

7.They had different languages and Otis is the translator.

Theyre addicted to each other and severely codependent.