I said to Steve, Lets go.

It was the greatest experience.

These grandmothers, they come over and talk to you, and Joe was incredible.

Susan Sarandon as Gia, Talia Shire as Teresa, Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella, Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella and Lorraine Bracco as Roberta in Nonnas.

Susan Sarandon, Talia Shire, Vince Vaughn, Brenda Vaccaro, and Lorraine Bracco in ‘Nonnas’.Credit:Jeong Park/Netflix

Then we get the bill and it’s cash only.

It came out to an even $100, which was precisely all they had.

I was like, Steve, what am I going to do?

Vince Vaughn as Joe Scaravella and Joe Manganiello as Bruno in Nonnas.

Vince Vaughn and Joe Manganiello in ‘Nonnas’.Courtesy of Netflix

If I get this job, then I’m the jerk that didn’t tip the waitress.

What are we going to do?

I had run out of gas one time I would not spend that money.

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I said, Okay, mom, were going to do this together.

I put her $20 down and got the call the next day that I got the job.

Nonnasis rooted in family.

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Naturally, makingNonnaswas very much a family affair though unintentionally so.

When Liz got the job, there was another director attached, Chbosky shares.

Talk about an embarrassment of riches," Chbosky quips.

Lorraine Bracco as Roberta in Nonnas.

Lorraine Bracco in ‘Nonnas’.Jeong Park/Netflix

Casting, he says, was a process of saying, just, God?

and then they said yes, he says, still flummoxed that he landed Hollywood royalty.

It was the best.

Brenda Vaccaro as Antonella in Nonnas.

Brenda Vaccaro in ‘Nonnas’.Jeong Park/Netflix

But for most of the nonnas,Nonnaswas personal.

It was moving, Bracco says of the script.

I cried, I laughed.

I don’t think you’re able to ask for more out of a script.

My growing up was very convoluted."

I get to go about three times a year, she says.

My favorite time is olive picking season.

I make my own olive oil.

Its just a way of life that is delicious.

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I’ve never had such a good time with a film, Vaccaro adds of playing Antonella.

“I call it my Jimmy Stewart movie.

There were moments where you went, oh my gosh, is that really happening?

It was really charming.

My mother was the hostess and he was the chef, Vaccaro recalls.

Jimmy Durante came, Nat King Cole came.

It was quite a time then.

There were little nuanced, funny things about being Italian that I felt like I understood.

Adds Maccie, you’re free to find family anywhere.

Being there for each other, especially now I hope the film inspires people to do that.

No reservations necessary:Nonnaarrives May 9 on Netflix.