Lane plays Sarah Nolan, a divorced preschool teacher who is wary of the dating scene. Unwilling to take the first step for herself, Sarah's sisters, Carol (Perkins) and Christine (Ali Hillis), decide to take drastic measures. Pretending to be Sarah, Carol and Christine post a profile on an online dating site in hopes their sister will get back into the game.
Elizabeth Perkins on Playing Diane Lane's Sister: "It’s like going to work with your best friend, so it’s not really even like going to work. It’s sort of, 'Let’s go and play and have a good time.' We were just making this fun comedy with Stockard Channing, John Cusack, and Dermot Mulroney, so I wouldn’t have called it work. It wasn’t like we were really even making a film. It was more like we were all hanging out in a kitchen together."
On Spending Time Together with Diane Lane When the Cameras Weren't Rolling: "Diane and I have been really good friends for about 12 years now, so we usually spent every lunch together and after work and before work…"
On Her Character Getting to Boss Around Lane's Character: "Oh yeah, that was great! Diane needs bossing. Trust me. (Laughing) She just can’t handle her own career at all. I have to handle everything for her."
Elizabeth Perkins on Working with Writer/Director Gary David Goldberg: "Oh, Gary was the best. He would be strict about certain things, in terms of like the comic pacing. But in terms of playing around with the dialogue, he was just so kind and giving and he’s just a real comedic talent. He’s unbelievable."
How Does She Feel About Dogs?: "We have two and we have two cats and fish so we’re animal people."
