Very early on, you figure out that you put your self esteem in the hands of strangers. There's a different commodity. There's the Helena Bonham Carter that everyone thinks they know, who really has nothing to do with me. But you just have to let that go.

Fairytales have always got to have that scary quality, as long as you make them laugh.

Who wants to be normal when you can be unique?

A film actor is just a victim of directors and editors.

With the number of people I ignore, I'm lucky I work at all in this town.

I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.

I'm always attracted to lower budget, not because it's lower budget, but because they tend to be better scripts.