But the biggest problem was finding a co-star. "Do you choose an actress and teach her to sing?" pondered Jackson. "Or do you choose a singer and hope that you can find an acting ability there? That seemed to be the better and, it turned out, the wiser option. She's great." Costner convinced Whitney not to take acting lessons and the two stars spent many hours working together to make her character come to life. Filming on "The Bodyguard" started at the end of 1991, and ended in the spring of 1992.