I'm the son of highly functioning parents who I'm incredibly lucky to have.
Great acting is all about being in the moment, being in the present tense.
I don't even like football.
Thank you to my wonderful actors, the triangle of man-love which is Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush and me.
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.
Trans stories have now entered the mainstream in this fantastic way, but the most important thing is what follows from that is hopefully a shift in the experience of trans people - so that there's more acceptance in the culture to the issues they face and more support.