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

    Tom Hooper: I think directors can become overly infatuated by gilt and gold, and the word "lavish" and everything being magnificent.
    "Q&A with 'King's Speech' director Tom Hooper". Interview with Walter Addiego, www.sfgate.com. February 4, 2011.