Helen MirrenThere is that awful moment when you realize that you're falling in love. That should be the most joyful moment, and actually it's not. It's always a moment that's full of fear bec… ▶372LoveSadnessTime
Helen MirrenIt'll be the Internet and piracy that will kill film. There's a philosophy that the Internet should be free, but the reality is that piracy will destroy the film industry and film… ▶362PhilosophyTruth
Helen MirrenI think we all have a dream of what it would be like not to work and grow heirloom tomatoes, and I do have that dream, it would be lovely. I do love gardening and all of that, but… ▶374LoveThought
Helen MirrenI don't think it's good to try and change anyone. The trick and the mystery - of relationships and life in general - is to learn to live with the bits you don't like.363LifeThought
Helen MirrenWhen I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor. Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud... these were very… ▶364HumanityPolitics
Helen MirrenPeople become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out.364Humanity
Helen MirrenI've been working every year since I started acting, and I got many awards before I won the Oscar for 'The Queen.' ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.331Politics
Helen MirrenI prefer the finesse of French humour. English humour is more scathing, more cruel, as illustrated by Monty Python and Little Britain.364Time
Helen MirrenHumor in a relationship is so important. Many women will say that. Some say, 'If they can make you laugh, it's the sexiest thing on earth.'332Humor
Helen MirrenI love that country [Israel].354Love
Helen MirrenI'm terrified of learning lines, and I've always been terrified that I won't learn them. ✨ Interview With John Scott Lewinski, www.askmen.com.321Death
Helen MirrenAt the time of the Silver Jubilee, I was a grumpy anti-monarchist. I didn't celebrate and was appalled by the celebrations. In my idiocy, I missed out! I feel completely different… ▶366Time
Helen MirrenWhen women get great roles in life, they start to get great roles in films and TV. Look at Janet Reno, Madeleine Albright, and Mrs. Thatcher. Because those images are coming at us… ▶355HopeLifeReflection
Helen MirrenThere's nothing sexy about doing a nude scene. It's rather uncomfortable. I like dressing up rather than dressing down. ✨ Biography/Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.344Thought
Helen MirrenI was never that kind of star. I was never cast because I was gorgeous.333Thought
Helen MirrenParkinson's is a slow but inevitable process. It's hard living with it on a daily basis. The difficulty facing people with it is that they never quite know 'Can I or can't I do th… ▶355HumanityLifeTime
Helen MirrenI am quite spiritual. I believed in the fairies when I was a child. I still do sort of believe in the fairies. And the leprechauns. But I don't believe in God. ✨ Helen Mirre… ▶301Death
Helen MirrenI'll tell you what me scares me is plastic. Plastic bags and plastic bottles and these things. Why does my water have to be in a bloody plastic bottle? The landfill and the ocean.… ▶312Life
Helen MirrenI always tell my husband, 'That's it, I quit, I've done all I wanted,' and he's just like, 'Yeah, yeah. Sure.' ✨ Biography / Personal Quotes. www.imdb.com.301Truth
Helen MirrenEveryone wants to be a movie star or a model, to be in the papers, but few realise just what hard work it is, getting up early, and so on.324Philosophy
Helen MirrenI drink just as much tea when I'm in Los Angeles as I do when I'm in London. I take my tea bags with me wherever I go. ✨ “Helen Mirren: What I've Learned” b… ▶324Death
Helen MirrenLove is a command to rise to one's highest potential, the best and noblest vision of ourselves. Love is a reward, the greatest we can earn, granted to us for the moral qualities w… ▶302Love
Helen MirrenI remember thinking, when I was in my early 30s, that this is the best age to be, and I still believe your 30s are a wonderful time. ✨ Interview with Rosanna Greenstreet, ww… ▶314ThoughtTime
Helen MirrenI'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.292Reading
Helen MirrenI don't think there's anything on this planet that more trumpets life that the sunflower. For me that's because of the reason behind its name. Not because it looks like the sun bu… ▶293LifeThought
Helen MirrenI love photography, and I love the art of photography. ✨ Director; actress Taylor Hackford, Helen Mirren. The Tavis Smiley Show, www.pbs.org. June 25, 2010.359Love
Helen MirrenTwo phrases I hate in reference to female characters are 'strong' and 'feisty.' They really annoy me. It's the most condescending thing. You say that about a three-year-old. It in… ▶304Philosophy
Helen MirrenFresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms folded, butch-looking...you know - I met with the… ▶282LifeSadnessThought
Helen MirrenMy parents believed in education and economic security, and I thank them for it. Because I think that's part of what's made my life stable. It was instilled in me. You have to be … ▶326LifeThought
Helen MirrenI was part of the first generation of girls and women to be educated and go to grammar school even if we didn't have much money. Then that generation went, 'OK, great', and went i… ▶271Humanity
