“It struck me the way in which Nora could bring together a very particular story in a very specific place, and make it a stage for idiosyncrasies and impulses that could speak to everybody.”
“It’s a short film, an hour and 41 minutes, but it’s a very quick descent into madness. And then an ascent out of that towards a kind of redemption… But, yeah, I was a bit raw by the end of it.”
“Joe did tell me when I got the job, ‘Your theater background will help, because there’s a live aspect to this.’ You couldn’t be like, ‘Can I go to my trailer? I just want to brush my teeth.’ It was like, ‘You’ve got to be ready. There’s nobody waiting for you.’ I kind of loved the non-princess-y vibe …”
“When I wrote it, I thought about making a more contemporary film, but I didn’t want it to be present day, and that’s why I landed on the ’50s. It’s a decade we’re still connected to.”
“This story made me laugh, and it made me cry, because it’s about all of us. Yes, it’s about the world around us, but it’s about the human condition. It’s about regret, it’s about acceptance, and it’s about life.”
“I had to step off the dubbing stage and take a moment for myself, because I didn’t know if my house was there… my family was safe, thank God, but it was very terrifying, and the realism of the film really came through.”
“The film pivots from really intimate moments, really domestic moments, and even silly moments that everyone recognizes from relationships, to these huge themes, and that’s what I loved about it.”
“The reality of this movie, it has almost like a more traditional murder mystery structure. This is how most Agatha Christie books work, where in the first act you meet all the suspects, you meet the protagonist, who’s not the detective. Then the murder happens, and the detective shows up.”
“Musicals are great because it’s not about being bigger, it’s about going deeper into these characters and minds and what they’re going through. So we have new songs that allow us to witness how they go through these thoughts, and the audience can experience.”
