What was it like to work with Susan Sarandon, Marisa Tomei, Nia Long, Sienna Miller, and Jane Krakowski?
Jude Law: First of all it’s a testament to the recognition by Charles Shyer [the director] and Elayne Pope [screenwriter] that none of the women of this film are victims. We got such a fantastic cast of women both on and off camera. Susan is such an extraordinary role model and such a powerful person. Marisa, Nia, Sienna, Jane are too in different ways, and I think that’s testament to the fact that they wrote a great bunch of female characters, which we know is a rarity nowadays. Gosh. To go through them all is tricky. I kind of live in the now and I can’t remember. I just remember it was a very good experience. Each one drew something very different out of Alfie, and therefore, out of me as a performer. Each one approached the film very differently. We rehearsed differently with each one. Some liked to improvise, some didn’t. I tried to remember which ones did. I know that Marisa didn’t like to improvise. I know Susan did. Nia and I had an amazing afternoon shooting. Sienna, I remembe
