British - Actress | May 26, 1966 -
I love changing what I look like because I always feel super strange whenever I do watch something that I'm in.
Helena Bonham Carter
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People have lots of misconceptions about me. My mum, who is half French and half Spanish, gets outraged when I'm called quintessentially English. I owe my looks to my mum-which was 90 percent of getting my first job. And, some people would argue, 90 percent of my entire career.
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I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone.
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People say, 'You're still breast-feeding, that's so generous.' Generous, no! It gives me boobs and it takes my thighs away! It's sort of like natural liposuction. I'd carry on breast-feeding for the rest of my life if I could.
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The animators are absolutely extraordinary. It's mind-boggling.
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No, I can never rely on Tim to make me pretty.
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I just went and got an agent because I thought I can create my own world - you can't right your own life, but you can escape to a world where you can have control.
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I remember I did think, 'Wouldn't it be nice if Mr. Right moved in next door?'
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I'm often criticised for what I wear. That's my main label in the press now: disastrous dresser!
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I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.
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I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be dictated to by what other people think. I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors.
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She looks like a warrior. I mean, Bellatrix does mean warrior. And she's also a bit of a fatale. She's the right hand of Voldemort, and the only woman death eater.
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