Hollywood News: How did the script come to you and what attracted you to this role?

Mulligan: The script came to me through my agent. It was the normal audition process. I think part of the attraction was that she is somewhat lighter. I think she kind of defers her grief to them because she couldn’t possibly feel as much as they do. There is sort of a generosity in that. I think she is trying to find a security and a base, and she is trying to be attached to him by being with them. I like the idea of working with a small company of actors, and with those actors especially. It kind of feels like theater. Susan [Sarandon] and Pierce [Brosnan] were a huge draw because I didn’t know Shana [Feste]. The minute we met and started working together, I just loved her.

Hollywood News: How does it differ working with female directors compared to working with a male director on Wall Street 2?

Mulligan: Oliver! It is different, but I can’t say if it is a female thing, a male thing, or just a barrel of individuals. With Lone [Scherfig] on An Education, she has a brilliant bluntness where there is no reward or punishment. If you are good, you are good. If you are bad, you are bad and she doesn’t favor you. She is very even. She really was dedicated to telling the story in the best way possible and has no ego at all. I loved her. She had an outsider’s perspective in that she is Danish, so she could view England in a way we wouldn’t. With Shana, it is her material and she was so passionate about it. She got it made. She trusted us with these parts, and it felt like a family environment because we were thrust together so fast and we had very little time. Susan kind of became the mother of all of us. Shana worked her ass off and it was insane. She was incredible.

– Read the full interview with Carey (no other mentions of Susan though) at hollywoodnews.com

Tags: Carey Mulligan, Quotes on Susan

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