"She did a lot of homework, as she would in the theatre, and she did not seem like a first-time director," he says. "She seemed like someone who had been doing it all her life, so you felt in very safe hands. The crew showed her things about film and she was teaching them how to do a musical. She always has a hundred ideas and is always prepared to try things. She's a great talent and she's certainly conquered Broadway. I'm sure she will conquer film."