I think I would say The Kings Speech is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented theres more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending. – Tom Hooper
I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. – Tom Hooper
American movies are often very good at mining those great underlying myths that make films robustly travel across class, age, gender, culture. – Tom Hooper
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis. – Tom Hooper
I recently spent quite a bit of time in Sheffield, England, which is where Im from. I wouldnt move back there, but its funny when you spend a bit of time in the place where you were brought up. You kind of realize how that place has had quite a big effect on you or made you a certain way. – Jarvis Cocker