A lot of dramas get a bad name commercially because they are unremittingly bleak.

A British villain never loses their sense of humour.

I was always obsessed with finding truly researched images to add authenticity, out of that came something totally contemporary and modern. Research is very key to my process because over and over again, reality provides more interesting images than you could have invented.

The more uncompromisingly specific you are the more you end up touching the bigger universal truths.

I'm the son of highly functioning parents who I'm incredibly lucky to have.

In "The King's Speech," patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time.

Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me.