I think the thumb print on the throat of many people is childhood trauma that goes unprocessed and unrecognized.
Tom HooperThe irony of a director going to film festivals is you never get to see any of the films.
Tom HooperThere's something about being cerebral, intellectual, and yet emotionally repressed [in being villain]. If you think someone's doing this [bad] stuff and they're in complete control, that's more scary than if they're out of control.
Tom HooperI think we all have blocks between us and the best version of ourselves, whether it's shyness, insecurity, anxiety, whether it's a physical block, and the story of a person overcoming that block to their best self. It's truly inspiring because I think all of us are engaged in that every day.
Tom Hooper