I think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day.

I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.

I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word "lavish" and everything being magnificent.

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.

I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.

Films about the English monarchy, they tend to have a lavishness, sumptuous imagery, it's all very posh and rich.