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.

I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.

Some of my most special shooting experiences have been at weekends.

I have a yearning someday to do one of these huge juggernauts.

I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.

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

I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.