Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once. Helena Bonham Carter More Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter More Quotes From Helena Bonham Carter I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art. Helena Bonham Carter dreamlifeart Why do you put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers? Helena Bonham Carter confidencetrustself-esteem Who wants to be normal when you can be unique? Helena Bonham Carter normaluniquewant You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn't matter if you don't look like everybody else. Be you. That's our gift and we've got to celebrate that. Helena Bonham Carter suits-youmatterlooks Imperfection is underrated. Perfection is overrated. Helena Bonham Carter overratedimperfectionperfection Be yourself. No one else can. Helena Bonham Carter being-yourself His mouth is a no-go area. It's like kissing the Berlin Wall. Helena Bonham Carter wallkissingcute I just want to give you this one piece of advice: if you're standing and you could be sitting, sit. If you're sitting and you could be lying down, lie down. Helena Bonham Carter advicegivinglying I always feel better after a good scream. Helena Bonham Carter screamfeel-betterfeels Wear what you feel comfortable with. People say nasty things about what I wear in the street. I'm always in worst dressed lists, but you just have to dress for yourself and nobody else. Helena Bonham Carter listsdressespeople I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock. Helena Bonham Carter character I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened. Helena Bonham Carter problemkidsthinking I liked pretending to be other people: I could reinvent myself, reinvent my own reality. Helena Bonham Carter pretendingrealitypeople I think my mouth just opens and I spontaneously say things that occur to me. Helena Bonham Carter mouthsthinking It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying. Helena Bonham Carter vulnerableactorsdifferent Sometimes I go, “What am I doing with my life?” But then I get letters from young women, or people come up to me, and they say, “You’ve made such a difference to my confidence.” And that is a good thing. I should read more fan mail though. I’m crap at responding. Helena Bonham Carter differencesmailpeople I just thought I‘d never look good in what everybody else wore. So there’s no point trying. You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn’t matter if you don’t look like everybody else. Be you. That’s our gift and we’ve got to celebrate that, but it does take ages. I was wracked with self-doubt for years. I get spasms of it even now – I’m not indelibly self-confident. Helena Bonham Carter suits-youselfyears My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that's when I phoned up an agent and started to act. Helena Bonham Carter agentsillfather I do think imperfection's underrated. Helena Bonham Carter imperfectionperfectionthinking I'm suffering from stage fright. I don't like making speeches. [...] I'm the kind of introvert actor who likes putting on other people's clothes and pretending to be somebody else, which is completely crazy choice of profession. So, I don't enjoy public speaking and I have every sympathy for anyone who has to do it and doesn't enjoy it. Helena Bonham Carter clothescrazypeople
