Aline Brosh McKenna
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
For example, the gird your loins line that Stanley has.
I think I sent David eight things for that.
But I'm, the gird your loins, I believe Stanley came up with.
I'm pretty 99% sure Stanley came up with it.
And I was trying to beat it.
And I was, you know, sending in stuff to David.
I wish I still had those emails.
And then at night, I would read the scene for the next day and send him alternate lines and suggestions.
I was obsessed.
Like, it just-
And I had two young children.
And by the time the first movie wrapped, I had pneumonia.
My husband had pneumonia.
My son had pneumonia.
Our babysitter had pneumonia.
I kind of ran myself into the ground.
But I was, I had, I mean, it doesn't take a genius to figure this out.
The minute we cast Meryl, I thought, oh, this could be awesome.
I mean, I thought it was fun and great.
And I loved writing the script and I loved working with David.