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> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-come-from-the-kind-of-family-where-work-is-work-my-parents-always/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

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## More by Tom Hooper

> [I decided to be a filmmaker when I was 12. I had utter clarity that this would be my life.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-decided-to-be-a-filmmaker-when-i-was-12-i-had-utter-clarity-that/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [What's fascinating about the Australians is they have this quality that they are impervious to majesty. They're not awed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/what-s-fascinating-about-the-australians-is-they-have-this-quality/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [The more and more I work with really great actors, the more it's about opening yourself up to what they bring.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/the-more-and-more-i-work-with-really-great-actors-the-more-it-s-about/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/my-two-great-loves-when-i-m-shooting-are-working-with-great-actors/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [I began to think that if you're a stutterer, it's about inhabiting silence, emptiness, and nothingness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-began-to-think-that-if-you-re-a-stutterer-it-s-about-inhabiting/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [The relationship that Tony Blair has with Cherie Blair doesn't have an immediate binding effect on the body politic with Britain. But in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/the-relationship-that-tony-blair-has-with-cherie-blair-doesn-t-have/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [The more uncompromisingly specific you are the more you end up touching the bigger universal truths.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/the-more-uncompromisingly-specific-you-are-the-more-you-end-up/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [Well, I'm half Australian, half English and I live in London. That is the only reason I came upon this story. My Australian mother,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/well-i-m-half-australian-half-english-and-i-live-in-london-that-is/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/in-the-king-s-speech-patriotism-is-utterly-contained-within-a/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [When I was growing up my mother would say, 'Your dad may have to learn about being a father because he lost his own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/when-i-was-growing-up-my-mother-would-say-your-dad-may-have-to-learn/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [I have a ton of scripts sent to me. At the moment, Im frankly struggling to catch up. Im reading through all of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-have-a-ton-of-scripts-sent-to-me-at-the-moment-im-frankly/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [I appear to be drawn to iconic characters and what they reflect back to our cultures.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-appear-to-be-drawn-to-iconic-characters-and-what-they-reflect-back/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [I mean, we've all had those dreams where, you know, we try to cry out and our voice won't come.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-mean-we-ve-all-had-those-dreams-where-you-know-we-try-to-cry-out/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [Actors are programmed to see the worst. If you're talking about an actor's TV series, you say, 'I loved you last night.' And they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/actors-are-programmed-to-see-the-worst-if-you-re-talking-about-an/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

> [I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tom-hooper/i-think-people-enjoy-finding-out-something-genuinely-new/)

[Tom Hooper](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tom-hooper/)

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