Helen Mirren Quotes

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Helen Mirren

Profession : Actress

Birth : July 26, 1945

I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change.

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The control and understanding of our personal fears is one of the most important undertakings of our lives.

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Parkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do this today?'

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I still suffer terribly from stage fright. I get sick with fear. Not every night, but at the beginning and on occasion - not necessarily when I'm expecting it. You just have to cope with it - take it on the chin and work through it, trying to use the adrenalin to perform.

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The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.

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I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank God it's Friday.' But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit.

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There's no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time.

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When you're 16, 30 seems ancient. When you're 30, 45 seems ancient. When you're 45, 60 seems ancient. When you're 60, nothing seems ancient.

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I don't like the word 'strong,' because a strong character is never an interesting character. A character is made interesting by their vulnerabilities and their weaknesses.

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We're all idiots when we're young. We don't think we are, but we are. So we should be.

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There isn't a King Lear for women, or a Henry V, or a Richard III. You reach a level where you can handle that stuff technically and mentally, and it's not there.

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Two phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It infantilises women.

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Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because I think that's their intention, to connect with each person's subconscious, and not to try and dictate.

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Wherever I am in the world, if I get free time when I'm filming I always hire a car, take to the road, drive for miles and explore.

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I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me.

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I love photography, and I love the art of photography.

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I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country.

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I still have a Gypsy sense of adventure. I don't think I have slept in the same bed for more than three or four months my whole life. I am always planting vegetables that I never get to eat and flowers that I never see flower. I have always moved around the world.

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I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great.

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Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite.

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