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I've already fessed up and written about what a fan I am of James Mangold's riveting new Western, "3:10 to Yuma." Mangold has been a director I've always found fascinating, dating back to my obsession a decade ago with the vastly underappreciated "Cop Land." So when I got a chance to talk to the "Walk the Line" director for the first time, I didn't give it a second thought. Read below as Mangold discusses the shades of gray in his new film, what he hates about modern Westerns, and why he felt like a failure after "Cop Land."

We began by talking about Ben Foster's kick-ass portrayal of Russell Crowe henchman Charlie Prince.

MTV: Did Charlie play on the page as well as Ben Foster plays it on the big screen?

James Mangold: Well it was a great role but it's definitely bigger in the movie than you might see on the page. Read more...

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