I did a women's movie, and I'm not a woman. I did a gay movie, and I'm not gay. I learned as I went along.
Occasionally, when I get mad at a woman, I'll do some great, awful painting about her.
I will say that the idea of a woman being deceptive came from that original discussion with critics and reporters about if woman could do that kind of thing. Evelyn, herself, grew out of the discussions about how capable women are of deceit and lying and manipulation.