As an actor, those are the roles that you long for. You always want something that's going to kick your last role out of the water and put you off on a new path. Helen Mirren More Quotes by Helen Mirren More Quotes From Helen Mirren People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out. Helen Mirren character people interesting All you have to do is to look like crap on film and everyone thinks you're a brilliant actress. Actually, all you've done is look like crap. Helen Mirren done looks thinking I drink just as much tea when I'm in Los Angeles as I do when I'm in London. I take my tea bags with me wherever I go. Helen Mirren bags london tea I'll tell you what me scares me is plastic. Plastic bags and plastic bottles and these things. Why does my water have to be in a bloody plastic bottle? The landfill and the ocean. And I don't know, I'm just terrified with the proliferation of plastic. Helen Mirren scare ocean water There's no good way to waste your time. Wasting time is just wasting time. Helen Mirren wasting-time waste way 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?' Helen Mirren process today people You could build three hospitals with the cost of one film and I take that very seriously. Helen Mirren cost film three I believe that if you want to go make your mark on the world you've got to go out and do it. Don't be shy, be adventurous. Helen Mirren shy believe world Fresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms folded, butch-looking...you know - I met with the woman in charge of Holloway police station. She gave me the most invaluable advice: never let them see you cry, and never cross your arms. When I asked why, she said 'because it is a defensive action and therefore weak. Helen Mirren mirrors strong advice I used to look out the window of my bedroom as a kid, and there were these stars that, in my mind, made a big "A" in the sky. I thought my destiny was to go there. Helen Mirren destiny stars kids I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it. Helen Mirren ankles hate noses Human beings make mistakes, so we all make mistakes and wrong decisions. Being able to make a decision and act upon it is not gender specific. Helen Mirren gender decision mistake I've not won different awards - many, many times - so luckily I've practiced that whenever you are nominated for anything, you enter into this marvelous, fantabulous bubble called the bubble of nomination. The minute the envelope is opened and your name isn't called out, the bubble bursts. And no one calls you up the next day to say, 'So sorry you didn't win,' or 'You looked gorgeous - nothing. If you win, you get about another 24 hours in that lovely bubble and then - pop - you are slightly wet all over from the bubble and realize that you have to get on with real life. Helen Mirren real sorry winning Words can be used for venal purposes. Words are incredible sources of propaganda and can cause terrible havoc. Helen Mirren incredibles causes purpose I was never a left-winger, actually. I was a pretend left-winger because it was more interesting than being a right-winger. Helen Mirren left interesting You know, some actors, all of their potential is in their youth, and when that passes, their qualities of as an actor pass. But he - Alan [Rickman] was the opposite, and their are other actors who are like that, who, really, their potential is in maturity. Helen Mirren maturity quality opposites When I'm choosing projects to be a part of it's always a combination of so many different things. The primary thing is the director. But a very important element is, is it different enough from anything else I've ever done, or what I've last done. Helen Mirren different important directors Americans are very good at animating voices. I don't know why. They have a freedom with them that we British actors find more difficult to get to. Helen Mirren british voice actors You have to go through the long, painful process of learning techniques to be able to recognize a "good accident" or a "bad accident." Helen Mirren able technique long 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. Helen Mirren indulge-yourself weekend friday
