JAMES MANGOLD - Director/Co-Writer

How would you describe this film?
We set out to make a film in the grand, romantic tradition – not silly. Something to feel good about, about life and love.

Your past films have been very different from this one. Was this a difficult transition?
This was a fun departure for me. It’s been a real honor to work with such a great casts. Stallone, DeNiro, Liotta in "Cop Land," to Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder in "Girl, Interrupted." And in this one, I’ve got Hugh Jackman who I think is the Clark Gable of this century, and Meg Ryan, who is one of the greatest actresses of the last century. She is really talented and she taught me a thing or two about physical comedy and verbal comedy.