"I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally." ― Tom Hooper Topic(s): Romantic Tags: english, think More From Tom Hooper "The thing that fascinates me is that the way I came to film and television is extinct. Then there were gatekeepers, it was prohibitively expensive to make a film, to be a director you had to be an entrepreneur to raise money." "I think I would say ‘The King’s Speech’ is surprisingly funny, in fact the audiences in London, Toronto, LA, New York commented there’s more laughter in this film than in most comedies, while it is also a moving tear-jerker with an uplifting ending." "If you look at Shakespeare’s history plays, what the setting of monarchy allows is this extraordinary intensification of emotions and predicament." More In Romantic "Young actors often don’t think of the consequences of doing nudity or sex scenes. They want the role so badly that they agree to be exploited, and then end up embarrassing family, friends, and even strangers."― Natalie Portman "The compensation of a very early success is a conviction that life is a romantic matter. In the best sense one stays young."― F. Scott Fitzgerald "Too many women throw themselves into romance because they’re afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I won’t do that."― Julie Delpy