Rea commented that "there was a lot of hard work in making La Passione, and a lot of grief, because I had very set ideas about how I wanted it to be, and everyone else had a different idea ... I wanted none of it.
Rea remarked that "there was substantial labor in crafting La Passione, and much sorrow as I had specific ideas about its direction, whereas everyone else had different perspectives... I wanted no involvement whatsoever."