I believed in Santa Claus and I was really upset when somebody told me the truth. I don’t know why that child is like that. But, I think she’s doubtful at least about fairies, so I’m shoving the fairies because it’s my hope that she’ll have some kind of make-believe characters in her life. There is a Santa Claus.” She said, “Okay, mommy, in pretend world, right?” I go, “No! No, for real.” She in turn said, “Yeah, for real.” There is nothing I can say that makes her believe in Santa Claus. She’s two and a half! I refuse to give it up. No matter what you say to her, she just doesn’t buy it. Salma Hayek: I’m concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. It’s like the tooth fairy.” You say, “Why don’t you make a bag for the Switch Witch and then you leave it on the stoop because in the morning, there might be a present because the Switch Witch loves candy.” Think of all the bags of candy where you think, “Holy Christ, if my child eats this much candy, they’re going to shoot up to the moon.” So my friend said, “Oh tell them about the Switch Witch. I don’t mean all their candy but not to eat every piece. Maya Rudolph: We started this thing in my house called the Switch Witch around Halloween which is a really great way to make your kid give up their candy.
Maria Bello: My boy’s been watching movies since he was a baby so he thinks everything is make believe. What story or myth do you hope your kids hang on to for a while before they outgrow it? SheKnows: In the film, someone almost tips that the tooth fairy isn’t real. Her nine-year-old was feared by all of the grips and everybody because he was so good. Maria Bello: And he almost beat my nine-year-old.
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Maria Bello: Adam could be a professional basketball player, I think.
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Which guy in the movie is the best basketball player? So this was like that world Adam always creates but really amplified. Maria came up with one of the funniest bits involving the milk and that, to me, is what sketch comedy is about, making the scene great, making the movie great, as opposed to making yourself great and I really love working that way. You shoot the script and then you get to have fun with all these people on the side saying, “Try this, say that,” and Adam going, “Say this” and you become a puppet sometimes or you have ideas. I come from an improv background and I love to work that way. So that’s why, for me, it was such a joy. It’s not just about you scoring in the movie but everybody is funny in it. Also, sketch comedy is a very collaborative form and you can see it in all of Adam’s movies. It’s one of those really nice relationships where, even if you haven’t worked together, because you’ve done that show and you’ve been down in the dirt with them, you can all relate to each other. Maya Rudolph: I come from the same family as these guys and even though I wasn’t at SNL at the same time, we have the same training and we literally speak the same language.
SheKnows: And Maya, working with the guys? I’ve always wanted to do comedy and I’m glad it was my first big comedy. I have to go on.” But it was great that I got this movie because I love comedy and I loved working with everyone in the film and it doesn’t get better than this.
It was gonna be one episode then two episodes, then three and then, after six, I was tempted to go back but I said, “I have to stop. You sort of build things as they go along and it’s magical. Alec (Baldwin) also likes to improvise a lot and it’s really exciting when you have good chemistry with an actor and good communication. I’m very grateful I did that because it was wonderful training for this.