Director Nancy Meyers tells on how she persuaded Lindsay Lohan to act in The Holiday

 Director Nancy Meyers tells on how she persuaded Lindsay Lohan to act in The Holiday (2006).

During an interview, she revealed to ComingSoon.net, “I know Lindsay because I directed The Parent Trap and I told her she owes me everything so I made her do it".

“I called her and said, ‘You have to do this for me,’ but she was sweet about it, she was totally there".

Apart from that, she also manage to get James Franco to act due his friendship with Lindsay. 

Meyers said, “I knew him a little bit. I asked him if he would do it and it turned out Lindsay and James knew each other and it was really fun.”