That external struggle mirrors the struggle of this life force of energy that [princess Margaret] was.

It's this amazing combination to play, really, of somebody who's actually very fragile and hasn't really grown up properly yet - at least in a healthy environment - and has suffered immense loss with her dad - like that line where she says, [in the words of her father [King George VI], "Yes, 'Elizabeth is my pride but Margaret's my joy." She holds onto it!

I watched her do speeches, but the only footage we could find of [princess] Margaret was archive footage, which was of her public presentation of herself.

Once you start [filming] you have researchers who are constantly giving you information. Ultimately it isn't about impersonating or trying to be an image of somebody and more trying to capture the spirit and the soul of the person somehow.

I would argue [princess] Margaret is the tragic figure of the century.

I watched tons of archive footage of princess Margaret and listened to the music she loved; that was really immersive and brilliant.

[Queen Elizabeth] is just the granny queen! She's our granny queen who shakes people's hands!