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

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

I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code.

Nowadays filmmakers tend to recycle the same cliches over and over again.

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

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 think I would say 'The King's Speech' is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there's more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending.