Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too.
When I read the script, I liked the script very much and I thought it was a marvelous part for her, because I think it is a change of pace. I mean, we know how wonderful she is in romantic comedy.
Well, I`ve always thought that my career was in England, really. I used to do more in the theatre, and I felt that I should be there. It`s not far is it? It`s amazing the way that special FX have taken a quantum leap in what they`re capable of doing.
We`re given the springboard of the text, a plane ticket, told to report to Alabama, and there`s a group of people all ready to make a film and it`s a marvelous life.