“The Russians were all really accommodating, and that made it really special. To be allowed in Catherine's Summer Palace...Lily [James] and I have this scene where we fall in love and we waltz up and down this enormous gold hall with thousands of candles and a live orchestra and 300 Russian extras. To do those scenes in situ really meant it was a once-in-a-lifetime job.” MadeJobsFallSpecialSceneSummerGoldLifetimeFalling In LoveEnormousMade ItExtrasHallsCandleOrchestraUp And DownPalacesReally MeanLiliesOnce In A LifetimeWaltz Author:James Norton
“Every day, every scene, you were like, "My god. I'm doing a scene with Brian Cox today and then I'm onto a scene with Stephen Rea." For us young actors, I think we were all very, very star-struck and impressed by the caliber of everyone who came out.” ThinkingTodayYoungActorsStarsSceneImpressedBrianYoung ActorsCaliber Author:James Norton
