It's a farce, it's a romp, it's a glass of champagne, ... It's whatever you need for the moment. I enjoyed my half-year working on it, and I hope that joy that we experienced will be reflected a little on the screen.

I think it's doing important things like taking care of his baby and being a father. We miss him here, but we don't blame him for taking care of family.

Complete portrait, warts and all.

You could have, with organization, done interiors in a different place and done exteriors in Venice, but it would have felt much more staged, theatrical, and these are things that were against it coming alive.

We were allowed into places that nobody has ever been allowed to shoot before.

It's definitely the best she's done since then, Casanova.