Michael Pressman: I think the reason this has come this far is from the reactions from people at festivals outside the business - Canada, Montreal Film Festival, Florida where we got a standing ovation, Ashland as well just recently - what it seems to be telling us is that people are fascinated with the movie business as a backdrop. People who are in the business keep thinking that it's an inside story where in fact it really is just a backdrop to a story about a real couple, a story about real people played by real people pursuing a dream. And the dream of working together and having goals in a marriage. And it's a romantic comedy look at marriage. The feedback we continue to get is a tremendous elated sense that people are going, "Thank God, a film about real people. We're tired of watching marriages of movie stars." In some respects, that's what seems to be most effective.
What is your relationship like after having gone through this?
Lisa Chess: I think it's definitely better, and it's certainly better in the aspect that concerns the working together, which is something that I always wanted to do. And I think Michael wanted to do but I think he was a little more trepidatious about it than I was. I wasn't at all. I always thought it would be a good idea. And I think the conventional wisdom, as he says in the movie, if you don't work together, it's just better. But I don't know, in our case I think it turned out better to work together.
MC: I think it's enriched us. I think we have a deeper connection. It hasn't changed the nature of our relationship.
What is the future of your acting careers?
LC: I do not know exactly [what] the future of it is. I love working. I want to continue to work. I would love to do more work in some of the really wonderful independent films that are getting made. That's what I'd like to happen. I would like to continue to work in television certainly.
MP: Right now it's not in the forefront of my mind, but when the movie comes out, if there's a response to my performance, I'm not going to pursue it like an actor but I certainly will be a director who acts.
