Once a film gets into production, the actors sometimes begin to have more input than a writer does.
Helen MirrenThe great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.
Helen MirrenWhen I was doing Shakespeare and I had spent a lot of time and effort in trying to become a great Shakespearean actress. That was how I started my career, was in the theater doing Shakespeare. And my ambition was to be a great classical actress. That was what I wanted more than anything. So, I really pursued that in the first four years of my career. And it was an uphill struggle. It really was. Shakespeare's difficult and Shakespeare in a big theater is even more difficult. So, anyway, it was a struggle for me.
Helen Mirren