--- title: "3 Fabulous Quotes By Helen Mirren" description: "3 Fabulous quotes by Helen Mirren. Plus more from Helen Mirren and more Fabulous sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/helen-mirren-1937_beautiful_i-am-in-a-fabulously-lucky-position-in-t_378092.png" --- > [I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-am-in-a-fabulously-lucky-position-in-that-i-get-to-wear-beautiful/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/helen-mirren-1937_beautiful_i-am-in-a-fabulously-lucky-position-in-t_378092.png) > [When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/when-you-re-16-you-think-28-is-so-old-and-then-you-get-to-28-and-it-s/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bef/helen-mirren-1937_age_when-you-re-16-you-think-28-is-so-old-an_2054133.jpg) > [Right after winning the Oscar, when everyone was going home, they let these little gold Oscary shapes flutter down from the ceiling.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/right-after-winning-the-oscar-when-everyone-was-going-home-they-let/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2bd/helen-mirren-1937_ceilings_right-after-winning-the-oscar-when-every_3012609.jpg) ## Other authors on Fabulous - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/marianne-williamson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-viola-davis-93837.jpg) Viola Davis 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/viola-davis/) - [Mandy Hale 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/mandy-hale/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-christian-siriano-23734.jpg) Christian Siriano 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/christian-siriano/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-cassandra-clare-21529.jpg) Cassandra Clare 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/cassandra-clare/) ## More by Helen Mirren > [When you do a voice in an animated film, you don't see the finished product at all. You're not animating. You're not doing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/when-you-do-a-voice-in-an-animated-film-you-don-t-see-the-finished/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-m-not-strong-willed-actually-i-m-a-complete-pushover-i-love-to-be/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down - a bourgeois wimp - and I'm fighting that. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-think-of-myself-as-being-a-bit-of-a-wimp-deep-down-a-bourgeois-wimp/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/it-s-never-been-confirmed-that-elizabeth-i-was-a-virgin-it-s-like-the/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [When I was doing Shakespeare and I had spent a lot of time and effort in trying to become a great Shakespearean actress. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/when-i-was-doing-shakespeare-and-i-had-spent-a-lot-of-time-and-effort/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [I always tell my husband, That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted, and he's just like, Yeah, yeah. Sure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-always-tell-my-husband-that-s-it-i-quit-i-ve-done-all-i-wanted-and/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/patience-can-be-a-good-thing-but-not-necessarily-sometimes-it-s-not/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [A war film can be propaganda and they're very valuable as propaganda, as we realized in Britain in the Second World War. Film as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/a-war-film-can-be-propaganda-and-they-re-very-valuable-as-propaganda/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [It was never my intention to marry anybody. Economics are basically the only reason to get married, but I'm very glad I did it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/it-was-never-my-intention-to-marry-anybody-economics-are-basically/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/you-can-t-control-how-other-people-see-you-or-think-of-you-but-you/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/when-you-re-young-you-wonder-what-all-these-old-people-are-droning-on/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It's a world that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/the-role-of-women-has-always-been-undervalued-in-the-spy-world-always/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [I always love working with young actors, because there's always something to learn. It's always exciting to see the next generation and how they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/i-always-love-working-with-young-actors-because-there-s-always/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [People with Parkinson's are not some weird people on the edge of human experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/people-with-parkinson-s-are-not-some-weird-people-on-the-edge-of/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) > [My fear of drama school is that the natural extraordinary but eccentric talent sometimes can't find its place in a drama school. And often…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helen-mirren/my-fear-of-drama-school-is-that-the-natural-extraordinary-but/) [Helen Mirren](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/helen-mirren/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fabulous/helen-mirren/#itemlist", "name": "3 Fabulous Quotes By Helen Mirren", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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. 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