I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis.
I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.
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.
I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally.
The irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.