Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies. Helen Mirren More Quotes by Helen Mirren More Quotes From Helen Mirren I'm under the impression that this notion of decency is disappearing from our society where conflicts are made worse on cinema and on television, where people are nasty and cruel on the Internet and where, in general, everybody seems to be very angry. Helen Mirren cinema people television Everyone wants to be a movie star or a model, to be in the papers, but few realise just what hard work it is, getting up early, and so on. Helen Mirren up-early hard-work stars 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. Helen Mirren roles different play I don't throw a lot of parties. I find throwing parties a bit intimidating. Helen Mirren intimidating throwing party I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. Helen Mirren theatre actors thinking I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. Helen Mirren maternal-instinct instinct motherhood I resent having witnessed the survival of some very mediocre male actors and the professional demise of the very brilliant female ones. Helen Mirren males female survival I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful. Helen Mirren has-beens successful thinking I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down - a bourgeois wimp - and I'm fighting that. I think all Brits are, maybe. Helen Mirren wimps fighting thinking I'm not an impersonator. I'm a lousy impersonator, actually. Helen Mirren impersonators The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership. Helen Mirren great-marriage partnership When women get great roles in life, they start to get great roles in films and TV. Look at Janet Reno, Madeleine Albright, and Mrs. Thatcher. Because those images are coming at us in life, they are reflected in acting. Helen Mirren roles acting looks I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream, it would be lovely. I do love gardening and all of that, but I do love my work. Helen Mirren lovely dream thinking I am quite spiritual. I believed in the fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the fairies. And the leprechauns. But I don't believe in God. Helen Mirren spiritual believe children I love that country [Israel]. Helen Mirren israel country I'm not strong-willed actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do. Helen Mirren pushovers strong-willed strong Humor in a relationship is so important. Many women will say that. Some say, 'If they can make you laugh, it's the sexiest thing on earth.' Helen Mirren important earth laughing I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be the best of all. Helen Mirren doctors gay thinking I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art. Helen Mirren people art thinking I love photography, and I love the art of photography. Helen Mirren photography-love photography art