Hilde Dalik: I didn't feel under pressure. The only difference was in the tension generated by the work, because of course you prepare yourself for a main role quite differently. We rehearsed intensively for five weeks so by the time we started shooting there were hardly any unresolved issues.
Do you think that the light-hearted mood of the film is due to this intensive period of rehearsal?
Hilde Dalik: Could well be. We mainly worked on the relationship between the characters, taking our time to build up scenes. Michael Grimm is a very open, straighforward person; he wanted to try the scenes out, to see whether they worked as written in the screenplay, or whether one of the other thousand possible ways of doing it might not be better.
Kiss Me, Princess is a low-budget production. Was this noticeable during shooting?
Hilde Dalik: The shooting was very harmonious. It was the first time I'd experienced the various departments – camera, costumes, make-up, lighting and so on – working in such a relaxed way with one another. But of course the limited production budget was noticeable – above all from the fact that everyone participating worked with total, round-the-clock commitment.
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