He read books about Amin, watched news and documentary footage featuring Amin, and spent time in Uganda meeting with Amin's friends, relatives, generals, and victims; he also learned Swahili and mastered Amin's East African accent.
Pročitao je knjige o Aminu, gledao vijesti i dokumentarne materijale, proveo neko vrijeme u Ugandi gdje se susreo s Aminovim prijateljima, rođacima, generalima, ali i žrtvama; osim toga, naučio je i svahili i svladao Aminov istočno-afrički naglasak.