I know a man who gave up smoking, drinking, sex, and rich food. He was healthy right up to the day he killed himself.
I think many people have contradictions to them and I love characters that deal with those contradictions.
We both agreed that Stalin was determined to hold out against the Germans. He told us he'd never let them get to Moscow. But if he was wrong, they'd go back to the Urals and fight. They'd never surrender.