Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.

It's so damn hard to write a great historical mystery based on fact. It's not for lack of trying.

Most of the guys like sticking to the script and doing just what's written. If they're exploring, they're exploring ways of doing the script.

It's an ongoing process, in the script, on the set and in the editing room, to make sure you are being true to the emotion of the film without turning it into a melodrama, and making sure you're getting all the laughs you can without it turning into just some stupid comedy.

We always feel safest, I think, around the most dangerous person who's on your side, more than the nice good person who's on your side.

You'll never meet a nicer person, let alone a nicer actress, than Mary Steenburgen.

It's so much harder to recreate something than it is to shoot at the actual place. It's not without its problems. You've got a lot of bystanders and security issues, but it's always a lot easier and a lot more fun to shoot at the actual location.