"I think for me it was just studying the way that he was, particularly in the moments when maybe he didn’t know he was on camera. As much as Lee was rebellious, and we see the real him within his interviews, there also would be another version of Lee outside of that. [In the script] we really fall for this person, this designer, this creator, this being, and we fall for his enthusiasm and authenticity. That’s my favorite thing about Lee—he is just being authentically himself in an industry that he didn’t feel like he belonged in, but he didn’t give a shit about it. And I love it."

"McQueen didn't just make beautiful things - he poured his pain, his history, and his fury into everything."