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" I don't get to play the same role over and over in different movies. The roles that I get to play are quite varied, which is great. "
Helen Mirren
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" Parkinson'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 this today?' "
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" There's a scary moment when you realise you're no longer the youngest person in the room. Especially if you've been a successful young person. That's followed, of course, by the realisation that you're actually the oldest person in the room. "
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" Two 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 infantilises women. "
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" There's nothing sexy about doing a nude scene. It's rather uncomfortable. I like dressing up rather than dressing down. "
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" You write your life story by the choices you make. You never know if they have been a mistake. Those moments of decision are so difficult. "
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" The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership. "
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" I have done film, television and theatre - all at a pretty substantial level - I don't think it's possible for American actors to do that. "
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" People become more interesting from about 25 - they develop character and their personalities come out. "
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" Any role that's proactive is a great role, and action roles are by their very nature proactive. You get to do stuff. I hate sitting in a corner - I'd much prefer an action role in a popcorn movie rather than pining in a corner not doing anything. "
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" It'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 as an art form because it's expensive to make a movie. Maybe you'll have funky little independent movies, and it'll go back and then start up again some other way. "
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" Wherever I am in the world, if I get free time when I'm filming I always hire a car, take to the road, drive for miles and explore. "
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" Sometimes nudity is sexy. Sometimes it's not. Sometimes being clothed is more sexy than being nude. "
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" Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies. "
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" There 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 because you know, as night follows day, the joy is going to rapidly be followed by some pain or other. All the angst of a relationship. "
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" All you have to do is to look like crap on film and everyone thinks you're a brilliant actress. Actually, all you've done is look like crap. "
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" Patience can be a good thing - but not necessarily. Sometimes it's not so bad to be impatient. I'm a little bit too polite. "
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" They're called 'action scenes' because they do the acting for you. You don't have to act in action scenes. The action does it all for you. It's great. "
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" I have never in my life found myself in a situation where I've stopped work and said, 'Thank God it's Friday.' But weekends are special even if your schedule is all over the place. Something tells you the weekend has arrived and you can indulge yourself a bit. "
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" The poor Oscars - they always get slammed in the press. "
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" 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.' "
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