EMMA BUNTON-"If I'd been playing someone else, I suppose I would have done loads of research into how my character would walk or talk, but because I was playing myself, I just had to go into work and be me. Obviously, I had to go through my scenes and lines and think to myself, 'How would I say that?' But that was about it.
A lot of the scenes are true, although perhaps they're shown in a different way. And some scenes have actually come true since we did the film-like the scene where we're all at Spice Camp in a big house, going for dance lessons, which is exactly what we've been doing to prepare for our concerts.
One day I did a wicked stunt where I had to beat up three male karate experts, throw one of them over my shoulder and another one over my head. I did it all myself!"
GERI HALLIWELL-"I worked very closely with Kim Fuller on the script for about two months before we started shooting. Even when I was on holiday in Bali I was spending hours on the phone trying to get it all sorted and make sure it was right. Okay, everyone changed a couple of words here and there, but no one felt the situations they were in were wrong. That was the main thing.
I think the film shows that Girl Power is a liberating force. It's all about equalization of the sexes. A man shouldn't feel intimidated by a strong woman. It's not domination, it's a celebration.
Making the movie felt like giving birth to a baby. If anyone had asked me to make another film immediately after we'd finished shooting, I would have said no. But as time goes on you forget the pain and think, yes, I'd do it again!"
MELANIE BROWN- "The character I play is quite close to the real me. Everyone's made up of different parts, and the loud, energetic part of me was the bit that came out in the film. I'm the one who says, 'Don't do that! Let's do this! Come on!'
We had quite a lot of impact on the script, individually and collectively. It was important to have that input because we needed to believe in what we were saying so that we could get into it. A lot of the stories in the film were translated from events that actually happened to us. We told Kim all our stories and spent time with him so that he could really get to know us, and he took bits from all of us and linked it up. He knows what we like and don't like, so we trusted him to get on with it."
MELANIE CHISHOLM-"The thing with the Spice Girls is that all our dreams have come true. We think that if there's anything in the world that you can imagine you want to do, if you really want to do it, you can. We wanted to be pop stars and we were, so we thought, all right then, let's be movie stars as well! If you don't have a go, you never know.
I was very nervous at the start of the film because the only acting I'd ever done before was in school plays. I was a bit anxious about doing it professionally, especially with so many fantastic actors, so the first day was really daunting. But it was great. Richard E. Grant was incredibly helpful and made us all feel at ease. The crew also made it easy, so once we'd started it was fine and we just had a laugh.
VICTORIA ADAMS -"The day we filmed our concert at the Albert Hall was the best day on the film for all of us, I think. It's such a great feeling getting up on stage and putting a smile on people's faces.
We loved the scenes where we perform, because that's what the Spice Girls are all about. I liked it when we did "Too Much" because it's a great song. We all had nice white dresses on, and there's a good dance to it. It's a real feel-good song. We filmed it at the Top of the Pops studios, which was nice because we always have a good time when we record there."
A Behind-the-Scences Look at the Movie
