I have a yearning someday to do one of these huge juggernauts. Tom Hooper More Quotes by Tom Hooper More Quotes From 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 and that would have affected him'. Tom Hooper growing-up dad mother father What I learned about stammering was that, when as a young child you lose the confidence of anyone who wants to listen to you, you lose confidence in your voice and the right to speech. And a lot of the therapy was saying, 'You have a right to be heard.' Tom Hooper child you confidence voice The hardest part of directing is the choosing. Unlike an actor who can do a variety of work, it is a year of your life, you can't afford to get it wrong. Tom Hooper your you work life Some films clearly seem to divide people. And I do think there's something incredibly exciting about the commonality of us as human beings, which some films are lucky enough to tap into. Tom Hooper think lucky enough people If you look at classic Hollywood films, they tend to shoot close-ups on quite long lenses and the background it out of focus. You know, it's just a mush. Tom Hooper look you focus long My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images. Tom Hooper images great shooting two