Ralph Fiennes Explains Why He Felt 'a Little Bit Lost' While Filming 'Maid in Manhattan' With Jennifer Lopez

Ralph Fiennes opened up about filming his 2002 rom-com Maid in Manhattan alongside Jennifer Lopez.

The 61-year-old actor played a politician named Chris Marshall in the movie. Chris met and fell in love with the 55-year-old actress’ character Marisa Ventura, who was a maid at the hotel he was staying in.

During a recent interview, Ralph revisited the film and recalled feeling “a little bit lost” while shooting it.

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“It was rom-com writing. It was light,” he told People. “[But] I think I felt a little bit at sea sometimes.”

Why? Because he wasn’t familiar with the intricacies of American politics.

“[I wondered] ‘Now, who is this Republican senator?’ My antennae for things American — I think — got better since. But then I think I was kind sometimes a little bit lost,” he admitted.

The movie also allowed him to work with the late Natasha Richardson, who he described as a friend.

“I have a lot of happy memories of spending time with Natasha and [her husband] Liam [Neeson]. She was a wonderful, kind, open, generous host, wonderful actress, and I really valued her friendship,” he said.

Ralph has previously said that he was used as a “decoy” for Jennifer‘s relationship with Ben Affleck at the time.

Did you know that Jennifer recently starred in another movie with someone related to Ralph?