5 Quotes & Sayings By Tom Hooper

Growing up in New Zealand, Tom Hooper was an avid reader. He attended the University of Auckland, where he studied psychology and drama, and went on to study filmmaking at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. His short films have garnered several awards, including the 2007 Silver Hugo at the Chicago International Film Festival. Hooper's first major film was "The King's Speech", for which he earned a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Director.

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I 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
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I think English film is very embarrassed by patriotism, generally. Tom Hooper
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In 'The King's Speech, ' patriotism is utterly contained within a historical moment, the third of September, 1939, where the aggressor is clear, the fight is clear, it hasn't become complicated over time. Tom Hooper
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American cinema tends to express a patriotic relationship to national identity on a regular basis. Tom Hooper