"I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word 'lavish' and everything being magnificent."

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Source : "Q&A with 'King's Speech' director Tom Hooper". Interview with Walter Addiego, www.sfgate.com. February 4, 2011.

Tom Hooper

#Thinking Quotes #Gold Quotes #Directors Quotes

“Treason, which begins by being cautious, ends by betraying itself.”
“Those who say they give the public what it wants begin by underestimating public taste and end by debauching it.”
“How many human beings anywhere, hold on to a relationship merely because it exists? This fear of loneliness, abandonment, or failure can, if we let it, hold any of us back from doing exactly what each of us needs to do to feel fulfilled.”
“Music is a lot more like solving an intricate puzzle with moments of pure, random creative bliss... whereas painting is much more purely random creative bliss with moments of problem solving.”
“I opposed No Child Left Behind, I opposed the Medicare prescription drug bill, I opposed the Wall Street bailout. What the American people are starting to see is that Republican, Republicans on Capitol Hill get it and the Democrats, from the White House to Capitol Hill, just don't get it.”
“Science consistently produces a new crop of miraculous truths and dazzling devices every year.”
“When asked what he thought of sports, Oscar Wilde replied, "I approve of any activity that requires the wearing of special clothing.”
“Fame can be annoying, but there are perks too.”

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