What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed. Tom Hooper australianawefascinate Change image and share on social
I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life. Tom Hooper claritydecidefilmmaker Change image and share on social
I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come. Tom Hooper crydreamhave Change image and share on social
My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images. Tom Hooper actorcomposegreat Change image and share on social
After my grandfather's plane took enemy fire, he was denied permission to land at the first available airstrip. In that classic British bureaucratic way, they said he had to go back to your own airbase in the Midlands. They crashed between the coast and the airfield. Tom Hooper airbaseairfieldairstrip share on social
I come from the kind of family where work is work; my parents always taught me that it's better to be doing something than sitting around doing nothing. Tom Hooper familykindparent Change image and share on social
My films seem to be about men's struggle with failure. Tom Hooper failurefilmman Change image and share on social
American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis. Tom Hooper americanbasiscinema Change image and share on social
I think the thumb print on the throat of many people is childhood trauma that goes unprocessed and unrecognized. Tom Hooper childhoodpeopleprint Change image and share on social
If you look at classic Hollywood films, they tend to shoot close-ups on quite long lenses and the background it out of focus. You know, it's just a mush. Tom Hooper backgroundclassicclose Change image and share on social
