The best story Iâve heard about the production of Matilda was:Â
The scene where Matilda was dancing around her living room making things fly around to the song âLittle Bitty Pretty Oneâ was very nerve-wracking for Mara. She told Danny that she was anxious to do the scene, and he said, âYou know why? Because youâre the only one dancing! We just have to have everyone else dance too! Then it wonât be scary!âÂ
So everyoneâthe crew, the rest of the cast, the people at the craft services table, everyoneâdanced along with the song, at Dannyâs insistence. Apparently the only one who wasnât doing the full on dance was the camera man, who just did a foot shuffle so the camera wouldnât jiggle.Â
If thatâs not the sweetest thing ever I donât know what is.Â