Exclusive: Richard Ayoade Interview on Submarine

Growing up in East Anglia, Richard Ayoade possibly the least cool kid in his town - or so he claims. Frankly we're not sure we believe him. After all, he grew up to be Dean Learner, a man who grew up to be Thornton Reed, colossus of hospital administration in Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. He's also the man behind one of 2011's freshest films to date, Submarine, a coming-of-age movie that has touches of Rushmore, the French New Wave and all sorts of other things, but still feels wholly original, wholly its own thing. So what are Ayoade's own movie inspirations and how did Submarine's teen anti-hero Oliver Tate come to life? http://www.empireonline.com/interviews/interview.asp?IID=1224