My two great loves when I'm shooting are working with great actors and composing images. Tom Hooper More Quotes by Tom Hooper More Quotes From Tom Hooper My dad said, 'The thing that I was told that was really helpful was that I mustn't be afraid of the things I was afraid of when I was five years old'. The shock of his childhood had put him in this defensive crouch against the world, and he needed to know that he had a nice wife and kids and it wasn't the same any more. Tom Hooper childhooddadwifeworld 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-updadmotherfather 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 childyouconfidencevoice 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 youryouworklife 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 thinkluckyenoughpeople 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 lookyoufocuslong
