“I'm a Republican, but I like the Queen. Like everyone else, I'm sentim...” — Stephen Frears Quote

“I'm a Republican, but I like the Queen. Like everyone else, I'm sentimental about the Queen.”

“I never expected to become a director. It never occurred to me to come to America, to Hollywood. It's all been a wonderful accident. I'm still amazed every time I finish a film.”

“I have people around me. I have a semi-permanent crew. If I make a film, they just turn up. They don't even invite themselves. They don't ask if they can come - they just turn up!”

“I used to get worried about writing a love song, because everyone else is doing them, and there are already enough of them out there. But I came to realize that there's a reason for that: Love is powerful, one of the most powerful emotions there is.”

“Once you get offstage you're just like everyone else, and everyone else can get into a fight.”

“Some people kind of get lost in what everyone else is doing and not pay attention to themselves, and I think I'm one where I pay attention to myself and can set the example for the people coming up.”