Iโm more comfortable with myself than when I was younger. I hated myself then. Wait, I didnโt hate myself โ thatโs a strong word. But I was so diffident. I didnโt know how to act, for one. I had no confidence in that area or in myself at all, really. I had a big inner critic and still do. I just donโt listen to it so much.
Helena Bonham CarterI'm always attracted to lower budget, not because it's lower budget, but because they tend to be better scripts.
Helena Bonham CarterVery 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.
Helena Bonham CarterI think I've still got a bit of a sado-masochistic streak in me, because if I'm not going to be restricted by corsets and covered in lace, then I still wind up wearing an ape-mask over my face. I do wonder how I get myself in these situations!
Helena Bonham Carter