I met Shannon Hale through some friends and family. I was interested in her book called Princess Academy, which is just a very sweet, Newbery-nominat…

- Jerusha Hess

I can't handle my own voice, even hearing it echoing on a cell phone. It's horrible.

- Jerusha Hess

It got hard to juggle the funny on set and then even harder in post-production.

- Jerusha Hess

It was shocking to see a leg! You've never seen a leg in these stories. We made it a little saloon girl. We played up on many elements because everyt…

- Jerusha Hess

I would do Winnie the Pooh. We would live in the tree house. We would hunt for honey.

- Jerusha Hess

I don't have to do much. What I was surprised at and the challenge was that dealing with an ensemble cast who are in scenes together everyday all day…

- Jerusha Hess

The costume designer, her name is Anne Hardinge. She's done "Shaun of the Dead" and "Hot Fuzz." She's really comedic costume designer, which was righ…

- Jerusha Hess

I was just ready to make a movie for the girls. It was just really fun to write for a girl. It was really indulgent and sweet. The whole movie feels …

- Jerusha Hess

And there's even a lord named Lord Dashwood [like the characters in Jane Austen's Sense and Sensibility]. It's very steeped in Austen. It's been used…

- Jerusha Hess