Helena Bonham Carter Quotes & Sayings (Page 8)

“I just went and got an agent because I thought I can create my own world - you can't right your own life, but you can escape to a world where you can have control.”

“I 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!”

“No matter how many modern parts I do, people still refer to me as Mrs. Costume Drama. Fight Club is a studio pic, and I've done very few of those. I've got a feeling it's going to change things for me.”

“Usually I'm frustrated when I look at my films and I don't believe that I've made a real transformation beyond my usual sets of gestures and expressions. I still have this nagging feeling that it's me, that I didn't create a unique character.”

“It would be nice to really shed the corsets.”

“I think smells, like sounds, can be so much immediately affecting.”

“I remember I did think, 'Wouldn't it be nice if Mr. Right moved in next door?'”

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

“The parenting bit is much harder than the acting bit. You just never know what to do.”

“I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone.”