Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.
~ Helen Mirren
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
Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies.
~ Helen Mirren
It's great to be queen!
~ Helen Mirren
It's never been confirmed that Elizabeth I was a virgin. It's like the Virgin Mary - it's about branding, a logo. To use a modern term, Elizabeth was actually a bit of a slut.
~ Helen Mirren
The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.
~ Helen Mirren
I waited my whole life to win an Oscar, then after I won it, I forgot I even had it. There's nothing like waking up and realising you've won an Oscar.
~ Helen Mirren
I had to force my husband to stand up and kiss me. At first he didn't want to do it because he said, 'It's not my moment.' But I told him it was his moment as well.
~ Helen Mirren
Without the writing we can't do it, especially us women. Women are 50 per cent of the world's population,maybe more. And I know there are many more brilliant performances by women of all ages and all races waiting to be revealed by some great writing, so let's look forward to that.
~ Helen Mirren
For 50 years and more, Elizabeth Windsor has maintained her dignity, her sense of duty and her hairstyle. She's had her feet planted firmly on the ground, her hat on her head, her handbag on her arm and she has weathered many, many storms.
~ Helen Mirren
It's the creme-de-la-creme of bulls**t.
~ Helen Mirren
In England, it's a big deal. I do feel it's a great honour. But I had to think about it quite seriously for a couple of weeks. It does sort of squash you into the establishment thing. In the end, my baser feelings got the better of me. I succumbed to pride.
~ Helen Mirren
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
I'm a would-be rebel. The good girl who'd like to be a bad one.
~ Helen Mirren
When you do Shakespeare they think you must be intelligent because they think you understand what you're saying.
~ Helen Mirren