My father fell really chronically ill when I was 13 and that's when I phoned up an agent and started to act.
Helena Bonham CarterSometimes I get it right and I sometimes I get it wrong. But fashion is all about having fun. I think fashion has been hijacked by the fashion industry creating rules on what one should wear and I feel like breaking the mold and seeing that the world wonโt crumble.
Helena Bonham CarterSometimes I go, โWhat am I doing with my life?โ But then I get letters from young women, or people come up to me, and they say, โYouโve made such a difference to my confidence.โ And that is a good thing. I should read more fan mail though. Iโm crap at responding.
Helena Bonham CarterI should get a few ribs taken out, because I'll be in a corset for the rest of my life.
Helena Bonham CarterI just thought Iโd never look good in what everybody else wore. So thereโs no point trying. You just have to do what suits you, and it doesnโt matter if you donโt look like everybody else. Be you. Thatโs our gift and weโve got to celebrate that, but it does take ages. I was wracked with self-doubt for years. I get spasms of it even now โ Iโm not indelibly self-confident.
Helena Bonham Carter