As long as everyone is playing for the scene or the movie, rather than themselves, then you're going to have something really good.

I'm not someone who likes to plan too much ahead.

I think a shot can actually influence a scene in a huge way. For example, comedy is always better in a two-shot. What's between the characters is what's funny. So you learn about these things as you go along.

I had a non-existent knowledge of Queen Victoria's early years. Like everyone else, I thought of her as an old lady dressed in black. My mom had told me about her, though, that she had a very loving relationship with Albert, that they had lots of kids, and that he died young.

People just want to know something, anything. It's all the stuff you never want to talk about, the private stuff.

It just proves good movies don't need 100 million dollars to be good.

Personally, I'm an advocate for short engagements. Long sometimes means there is a reason for it. Two years engaged and no wedding... I'd be upset.