British - Actress | July 26, 1945 -
I think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream. It would be lovely. I do love gardening and all of that, but I do love my work.
Helen Mirren
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My dad's Russian. My mother's English. I would say my bottom half is Russian.
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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.
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I'd describe myself as a Christian who doesn't believe in God.
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I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country.
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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.
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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 voice on the finished product. You're doing the voice long before.
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I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that.
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There's a scary moment when you realise you're no longer the youngest person in the room. Especially if you've been a successful young person. That's followed, of course, by the realisation that you're actually the oldest person in the room.
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I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.
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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.
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Working away from my husband for long periods is good and bad. It stops us taking each other for granted and gives us space, but I miss him terribly.
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