I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great.
Helen MirrenYou could build three hospitals with the cost of one film and I take that very seriously.
Helen MirrenI have to say, without sounding like a total tosser, that everything I've learned in life, and that has taken me out of my natural interior life, has been with men. They exposed me to things that I wasn't aware of. I learned from all the guys.
Helen MirrenWomen are always self-effacing and self-denying. There's a term that enrages me, and I always used to swear that I'd never play characters described that way. The term is "long-suffering."
Helen Mirren