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.

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

I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.

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

I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.

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.

The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money.