Tom Hooper

When I was growing up my mother would say, 'Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own and that would have affected him'.

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

I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.

It's hard to imagine anyone interested in film not being a fan of Alfred Hitchcock because he's such a key influence on the entire history of cinema - it's hard to escape his shadow.

The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis.

Well, I actually wrote her a letter a couple of days ago congratulating her. The tone I tried to convey in the letter is, look, you are a part of a great American historical process.