I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down - a bourgeois wimp - and I'm fighting that.… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I'd like to see a much more open Monarchy, myself. I used to think they were completely useless and we should get… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Film is a visceral experience so I think a good war movie is a valuable tool for making us understand what our… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
All of that was very closely researched. I think all we can do with drones is realize they are with us and… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I certainly think that he [Alan Rickman] was a kind of actor who needed to grow into his maturity to realize the… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think still it is very fine not to want children. There are far too many people in the world. It is… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
My parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Painters hate having to explain what their work is about. They always say, 'It's whatever you want it to be' - because… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
The timing of comedy is so difficult. You've got to leave room for a laugh, you don't want to kill the laugh,… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I wonder what it means when Americans say I'm an American. In Britain the culture is basically the same from one end… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think a lot of my work has been a weird attempt to liberate myself, but it's not altogether successful. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think of myself as Mirren rather than Mironova, absolutely. I am a Brit, really. I mean when I go to Russia… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heir loom tomatoes, and… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
English actors feel vaguely apologetic for being there at all. American actors know that the most important thing is to get one… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
Where does this guy's ambition go? That's very peculiar. I think he's a very disturbing person, I think he's a very disturbing… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I'm not strong-willed, actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I think of myself as being a bit of a wimp deep down - a bourgeois wimp - and I'm fighting that. I think… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
When I was doing Shakespeare and I had spent a lot of time and effort in trying to become a great Shakespearean actress. That… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
I always tell my husband, That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted, and he's just like, Yeah, yeah. Sure. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that. — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image
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… — Helen Mirren Copy Share Image