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Ordell explains his cold-blooded philosophy on survival and the distinction between the fear of dying and the lack of fear regarding killing. He asserts his dominance and justifies his lethal methods as a necessary means of self-preservation in the criminal underworld.
ORDELL: Look, I ain't gonna lie to you, man. I'm scared of dyin'. But I ain't scared of killin'. There's a difference. See, when you're scared of dyin', you're scared of what's gonna happen to you. When you ain't scared of killin', you're scared of what you're gonna do to somebody else. And that's a
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