Aaron Sorkin, who wrote and directed the movie, told Kidman that he wasn’t looking for some strict impersonation of Ball.
Kidman received a Golden Globe nomination for her role in the film.
I mean, vocally, she had a much deeper voice than me, so I was able to create this voice that was a much raspier voice.
And then I think, the love that she had for Desi and the desire for a home — that is such a strong force in me that I grasp.
You know, the sense of when you’re coming in and these actors are so good and this director-writer is the best in the world and there’s an enormous amount of expectation.
So it was never like resting on our laurels.
I mean, part of Lucille Ball’s story is she encountered an enormous amount of failure, but sometimes what she thought were going to be her biggest failures turned out to be her biggest successes.
I mean, to come up with something like the grape stomping scene — that whole scene is not a word.
And that’s probably what we subconsciously respond to when we watch her in the show because it’s enormous stress relief watching her.
I mean for the world that exists as a timeless piece of entertainment that can still make us laugh.