57 Helen Mirren Quotes for You to Enjoy

Helen Mirren

British Actress

Born: Jul 26, 1945

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Girls go out together to see a chick flick or something. I loathe, I hate, chick flicks. Helen Mirren

Together Hate Girl Loathe Out See Something Go Chick Flick

The whole 'R' rating depends on a strange sort of fantasy land where all adults are responsible people, and children only ever go to the cinema with their parents. Helen Mirren

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My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian. Helen Mirren

Mother Half Say Would Russian Bottom English Dad

American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it's full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that. Helen Mirren

Nature Commitment Speak Brilliant Energy Kind Voice Animated Learn Because American Movies Full Who Actor British

I have to say, without sounding like a total tosser, that everything I've learned in life, and that has taken me out of my natural interior life, has been with men. They exposed me to things that I wasn't aware of. I learned from all the guys. Helen Mirren

Life Me Natural Interior Men Everything Say Out Has-Been Total Guys Taken Like Learned Without Been Exposed Aware Things

I've always been battling against my sense of dignity and refinement. I was embarrassed by any bodily functions when I was younger. I could never even blow my nose. Helen Mirren

Dignity Sense Embarrassed Battling Could Never Always Been Refinement Blow Any Nose Against Younger Bodily Even Functions

It's a mystery, that thing about chemistry, because often people who hate each other in real life and hate each other on the set have great chemistry on the screen. And people who love each other in real life and love each other on the set have absolutely no chemistry whatsoever. Helen Mirren

I'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. Helen Mirren

Learning Learn Terrified Always Been Lines Them

When you're young, you wonder what all these old people are droning on about, trying to impart their wisdom. It's not relevant to you because being young is such a specific thing. Thank God for that. Thank God for the young people who go out and demonstrate against rampant capitalism or whatever. Helen Mirren

Wisdom God You Capitalism People Thank God Old Whatever Young Rampant Relevant Out Impart About Because Demonstrate Go Wonder Thank Trying Being Against Young People Old People Who Specific Thing

I was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we didn't have much money. Then that generation went, 'OK, great', and went into medicine or the police, and hit this wall of discrimination from older men who hadn't caught up. Helen Mirren

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Hollywood is a very small world; the people who matter matter, and the people who don't matter are just like nothing. Helen Mirren

People World Matter Nothing Small Like Very Just Hollywood Who

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. Helen Mirren

You Nothing Ancient Seems

I met with Hitchcock when I was a very, very young actress just starting out and he was making 'Frenzy' in London and I was sent along to meet with him. He was very, very unimpressed with me and I have to say, I was rather unimpressed with him - but only because I was an arrogant, ignorant young actress. Helen Mirren

I've always found as an actress that the best thing to do in film or TV or theater is just to lose yourself in it. Think of the story, the character, the worlds we're in, and forget everything else. Helen Mirren

Best Character Yourself Lose Think Worlds Else Everything Everything Else TV Always Forget Just Story Theater Film Found Actress Thing

I am British. I love Britain for all its faults and all its virtues. My husband is American and I am largely based in Los Angeles, but whenever someone asks me where home is, I automatically say 'London.' Helen Mirren

I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting. Helen Mirren

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When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor. Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud... these were very, very intimidating and powerful people. Helen Mirren

The poor Oscars - they always get slammed in the press. Helen Mirren

Press Always Get Poor Slammed Oscars

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

Life Great Women Films Those TV Look Because Reno Coming Reflected Get Roles Thatcher Us Acting Start Images

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

Capitalism Change Economics Down Think Everything Course Communist

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