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McQueen

I think that he struggledcoming out of that background and going into the world. I made...

I think that he struggled
coming out of that background and going into the world. I made the choice
to come out to my father

Full Transcript

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I think that he struggled coming out of that background
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and going into the world.
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I made the choice to come out to my father.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
32
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:31
Uploaded
Jun 27, 2025
Genres
documentary, biography
Production
Salon Pictures,Misfits Entertainment,Creativity Capital,Moving Pictures Media,Time Based Arts,The Electric Shadow Company,Commondeer Films

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Movie Summary

The life and career of fashion designer Lee Alexander McQueen: from his start as a tailor, to launching and overseeing his eponymous line and his untimely death.
I'd told all my brothers and sisters and aunts, - McQueen 00:05
I'd told all my brothers and sisters and aunts,
He would come home at night and say, - McQueen 00:07
He would come home at night and say,
My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes, but he was joking. - McQueen 00:05
My dad could be a bit cutting sometimes, but he was joking.
And if you didn't know him, you'd probably take that the wrong way. - McQueen 00:05
And if you didn't know him, you'd probably take th...
Lee's father was saying, "Sell your clothes in Brick Lane," - McQueen 00:13
Lee's father was saying, "Sell your clothes in Bri...
From our nan he got that storytelling, - McQueen 00:06
From our nan he got that storytelling,
I think that really lent itself to his visions - McQueen 00:07
I think that really lent itself to his visions
She was very strong and powerful - McQueen 00:10
She was very strong and powerful
She made him feel like he could do anything. - McQueen 00:14
She made him feel like he could do anything.
She was looking into the genealogy of the McQueen family - McQueen 00:18
She was looking into the genealogy of the McQueen family
She encouraged the sort of fantasy - McQueen 00:06
She encouraged the sort of fantasy
You have two types of Scotland people will associate themselves with, - McQueen 00:35
You have two types of Scotland people will associate themsel...
There was something different about him. - McQueen 00:28
There was something different about him.
There were times - McQueen 00:15
There were times
He was also very creative at night. - McQueen 00:09
He was also very creative at night.
He would listen to the piano and it became very important. - McQueen 00:18
He would listen to the piano and it became very important.
You can feel like he's... - McQueen 00:06
You can feel like he's...
He went into a sort of zone. - McQueen 00:17
He went into a sort of zone.
He could just, from his eye, read someone's body measurements - McQueen 00:07
He could just, from his eye, read someone's body measur...
At heart, Lee was a romantic, - McQueen 00:11
At heart, Lee was a romantic,