Because I sleep with him he asked me to audition, you know? Helena Bonham Carter More Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter More Quotes From Helena Bonham Carter You become very angry and depressed that you keep getting offered only these exceedingly demure and repressed roles. They're so not me. That's why films like Fight Club were so important to me because I think I confounded certain stereotypes and limited perceptions of what I could do as an actress. Helena Bonham Carter fightingperceptionthinking I’ve aged, but I don’t think I’ve grown up. Helena Bonham Carter thinking Everyone seems to think I'm very ladylike. That I'm very cultured and intelligent. I drink alot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the F-word. I've told a few dirty jokes. I arm-wrestle. Helena Bonham Carter intelligentdirtythinking Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once. Helena Bonham Carter multi-taskingmultitaskingtwo You learn to rely on a few basic movements and use your voice to the greatest extent possible to convey your emotions. So there was a technical challenge there and a responsibility to create a character from behind the mask. Helena Bonham Carter voiceresponsibilitycharacter I was like one of those nauseatingly nice children. I was very, very well behaved and boring. Helena Bonham Carter boringnicechildren I have to struggle to change people's perceptions of me. I grew very frustrated with the perception that I'm this shy, retiring, inhibited aristocratic creature when I'm absolutely not like that at all. I think I'm much more outgoing and exuberant than my image. Helena Bonham Carter struggleretirementthinking There is no normality in life. Having two houses means that we can get out of each other's hair - which, let's face it, we've both got a lot of. Helena Bonham Carter hairtwomean And trust. It takes a long time to trust someone. You work with people, anybody you dont know, it takes about a films length to get to know each other. Then if you move on, you have to start right back at the beginning. But if you carry on together and try doing different things, you can all grow together. Helena Bonham Carter longpeoplemoving I’m more comfortable with myself than when I was younger. I hated myself then. Wait, I didn’t hate myself – that’s a strong word. But I was so diffident. I didn’t know how to act, for one. I had no confidence in that area or in myself at all, really. I had a big inner critic and still do. I just don’t listen to it so much. Helena Bonham Carter hatestrongwaiting I'm the kind of actor who has ventured into escaping from me. Helena Bonham Carter escapingactorskind With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town. Helena Bonham Carter luckynumberspeople Am I a good example? Well, at least I'm not too thin. I eat. Helena Bonham Carter wellsgood-examplesexample Usually I'm frustrated when I look at my films and I don't believe that I've made a real transformation beyond my usual sets of gestures and expressions. I still have this nagging feeling that it's me, that I didn't create a unique character. Helena Bonham Carter realcharacterbelieve There is no normality in life. Helena Bonham Carter normality It feels like a rash. It suddenly seems like I've got a contagion of diseases, I mean awards. But it's nice, it's a nice feeling. It's so weird, because I'm only 46. A lifetime Achievement award... it feels like 'I'm not over yet'. I hope they're not trying to say it's time to stop. I'm only just getting the gist of it. Helena Bonham Carter awardsnicemean I drink booze, I smoke, and I'm hooked on caffeine. I actually have been known to swear at times and belch and even raise my voice when provoked. And I'm not physically repressed! Helena Bonham Carter boozedrinkvoice I think Woody Allen is pretty much of a genius. I'm thinking of filmmakers every century or two, but I've never had the luck to meet them. People who create their absolutely own world and are totally inimitable. Helena Bonham Carter luckpeoplethinking I was a mixture of being incredibly old for my age and incredibly backwards. I was born quite old, but then I stopped growing. I lived with my mum and dad till I was 30. Helena Bonham Carter dadagebirthday I love changing what I look like because I always feel super strange whenever I do watch something that I'm in. Helena Bonham Carter strangewatcheslooks
