In her latest movie, The Proposal, an infectious comedy, Sandra Bullock offers a tour de force rib-tickling turn

What attracted you to The Proposal?
The writing. When I first heard it was coming up, I actually said: "No, not interested." They said, "Trust us, just read it." I did. And they were right.

Why the initial resistance?
The way that it was described as a romantic comedy. I cringe when I hear 'romantic comedy'. I don't want to be in them. I've done them. I've done them to the point where I felt I'm done with them. There's a clichu00e9 to them that just makes you roll your eyes. And I read this and, of course, it's not a romantic comedy. That's the thing. It reminded me of the great comedies that had some romance in them and work on many different levels. I didn't expect it to be this caliber of film. I didn't expect it to actually be funny and emotional. I didn't expect it to be the film that it was.