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ANDY FICKMAN:
“I think this film is close enough to Twelfth Night that it was important to me to give credit where credit is due. I’m a big fan of the play, and I really wanted the cast to go back to Twelfth Night, read the play, and we studied Twelfth Night for days during rehearsal before we ever picked up the script, because I wanted them to have an understanding that when I made a reference that they understood what the historical reference was.”
AMANDA BYNES:
“I liked that it was based on Twelfth Night and the fact that I got to dress up as a guy. I liked the Tootsie-type quality that Andy wanted it to be like, where I’m falling in love with my roommate, but I’m dressed like a guy.”
VINNIE JONES (Coach Dinklage):
“Amanda prepped properly for the soccer. I play on a soccer team here called Hollywood United, and Ian Carrington worked with Amanda for six weeks before the movie. I might have given her advice, but I purposely stayed out of it.”
LAURA RAMSEY (Olivia):
“Amanda is great to work with, and I learned a lot from her. I’m used to doing dramatic roles, and I felt nervous that I wasn’t going to be funny. It was a challenge for me. But she just made me feel comfortable. I was expecting something different and then, after meeting her and hanging out with her, I realized that she’s really got a good head on her shoulders.”
FICKMAN on finding the right look for Bynes as a boy:
“When we tried different hairstyles, if her hair was just a little too long she looked like a cute girl again, like Dorothy Hamill, if it was too short we were in Boys Don’t Cry territory. It was hard finding that balance.”
JONES:
“I suppose I do think that people are not going to give me the credit doing a soccer movie, and it does upset me when the press says, ‘Oh, he’s just playing himself. Let’s move on.’ It’s heartbreaking because you put so much effort in. And I have to deliver punch lines and the funny stuff, that’s not natural for a football or soccer player. You’ve got to act that out.”
BYNES:
“I think physical comedy is a gift. I grew up watching Lucille Ball, I was obsessed with her. When I was a kid and was depressed I would watch that show all the time and she would make me laugh. The best way to learn is to watch the greats”
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