Moving on ...

Matilda was left alone. That was how she liked it.

We spent 101 days in Africa. Meryl shot on 99 of them. Everybody got sick but her. She has the stamina of a stevedore. And total dedication.Do you remember the scene in which Meryl arrives at the farm and is introduced to a long line of servants? It was filmed in one long take and Meryl played it perfectly. Calm, dignified, completely in character. But the instant Sydney said ‘Cut !’ her face contorted and she smashed her fist against her chest as she yelled, ‘Get this thing out of here!’ The costume person tore open her dress, and out fell an enormous insect’. It had been crawling around in there all through the scene, but she had forced herself to ignore it.