Actors enjoy being treated as ordinary people.
I think the thumb print on the throat of many people is childhood trauma that goes unprocessed and unrecognized.
Trans stories have now entered the mainstream in this fantastic way, but the most important thing is what follows from that is hopefully a shift in the experience of trans people - so that there's more acceptance in the culture to the issues they face and more support.
I would say L.A. is more polite than London - it's a very careful place. People talk a lot in code.
I think people enjoy finding out something genuinely new.
I find that after a screening, people really want to come and tell you what they feel.