You can trust a Neil Simon script. Every dot. Every dash; that pause means something. He takes all the jokes out, practically.
“Being considerate of others will take your children further in life than any college degree.”
“No matter what the character is, I just say to myself 'If I, Melissa George, was in that situation, how would I react?' and once you do that you can just go for it, and hopefully the performance comes through.”