Nicole also discussed how her character was written by acclaimed screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, adding: “Aaron wrote her as the smartest person in the room, because she was.”
Ball famously convinced CBS to let her Cuban-born husband Desi Arnez play her on-screen spouse in their Golden Age sitcom I Love Lucy, after they divorced, she became the first woman in Hollywood to lead a major production studio.
Nicole noted that Lucille never apologised for her smarts, telling the publication: “A lot of times, particularly as a woman, if you’re smart, there’s a lot of apology.”
The Vanity Fair Hollywood Issue is available via digital download and on newsstands on Friday 25 February.
source: express.co.uk