When I was growing up my mother would say, Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own and that would have affected him. – Tom Hooper
I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether its shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether its a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. Its truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day. – Tom Hooper
I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. – Tom Hooper
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
My dad was a huge country music fan, but he also had a band and he sang. So hed listen to a lot of music and the songs that hed learn for the band were more from the male artists. So my earliest country memories were Waylon Jennings, Conway Twitty, George Jones, Johnny Paycheck even. – Martina McBride