The actor, writer and director answers your questions on her new Lucille Ball documentary, women walking the line between aggression and assertion and rating her favourite British sitcoms out of five biscuits
What’s your process to prepare for directing, and how does this compare with your past films? fionasack
Well, Lucy and Desi is the first documentary I’ve directed. There’s tons of prep and research before you can even start shaping the story. It was great to work on during a pandemic because, rather than being on set, I was out interviewing people. My editor – who worked on the Bee Gees and Pavarotti documentaries – and I kept carving away to get a point of view. It really started to take shape as we got to understand the subject more. So it was a very different animal.
How big an influence has Lucille Ball been on your own comedy? DeJongandtherestless
