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.

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

American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.

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

The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.

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

I don't even like football.