Helen Mirren Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“Hollywood is a very small world; the people who matter matter, and the people who don't matter are just like nothing.”

“I believe kids shouldn't be taught Shakespeare. They should experience it first by seeing a great production.”

“The poor Oscars - they always get slammed in the press.”

“Nothing is quite so emotional and passionate as what goes on inside of a family. People are driven to distraction by a father or a mother or a husband. Or a child.”

“I learned quite early on in life that we are all two people. And one of those people none of us will ever know.”

“I prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is more scathing, more cruel, as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain.”

“I can't say 'no' to an interesting role. I always tell my husband, 'That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted,' and he's just like, 'Yeah, yeah. Sure.'”

“I've always been battling against my sense of dignity and refinement. I was embarrassed by any bodily functions when I was younger. I could never even blow my nose.”

“I 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.”

“I love men that love women. Morgan Freeman, who I worked with on 'RED,' was very flattering to me. But he is flattering to all women. He is a woman-charmer.”