Stephen Frears Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

16^th September 2015

Fact: English filmmaker Stephen Frears will receive a lifetime achievement honour at the Stockholm International Film Festival in Sweden later this year (15). The Queen director will be feted with the prestigious Bronze Horse before the premiere of his Lance Armstrong biopic, The Program, in November (15). Previous recipients of the accolade include Quentin Tarantino, David Cronenberg, David Lynch and Oliver Stone.

19^th October 2014

Fact: British director Stephen Frears was honoured with a British Film Institute (Bfi) fellowship at the London Film Festival awards ceremony in the U.K. capital on Saturday night (18Oct14). He was presented with the award by playwright Sir David Hare.

10^th December 2011

Fact: Moviemaker Stephen Frears' son Will has followed in his famous father's footsteps by directing a short film. Will Frears oversaw the clip as a recruitment drive for the U.K.'s prestigious Cambridge University.

1^st October 2010

Quote: "The weather occasionally was a pain in the a**e, but we were so blessed. When we started shooting you couldn't see more than 30 yards and the weather was appalling but it suddenly cleared and there was this Indian summer and it was fantastic." THE QUEEN director Stephen Frears on shooting new film TAMARA DREWE in the English countryside.

28^th September 2010

Quote: "She's so curvy, isn't she... and she's a wonderful girl, warm and funny. I thought, 'Oh, I'd like to watch her for 90 minutes.' THE QUEEN director Stephen Frears on casting actress Gemma Arterton to play the title role in graphic novel film adaptation Tamara Drewe.

21^st September 2010

Quote: "It had a charmed life, this film. The weather was suddenly miraculously good, the actors were a delight, it was a joy to shoot and the cows did just what they were told to do." Moviemaker Stephen Frears on the thrill of shooting new film TAMARA DREWE in rural England.

20^th September 2010

Quote: "If they were irritating, I wouldn’t cast them. Don’t cast someone you want to smack." THE QUEEN director Stephen Frears on casting kids in his films.

24^th January 2007

Quote: "I'm going to wear a full-length evening gown." Oscar nominated THE QUEEN director Stephen Frears jokes about making a fashion statement at the Academy Awards next month (25FEB07).