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" I 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. "

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" Where you grew up becomes a big part of who you are for the rest of your life. You can't run away from that. Well, sometimes the running away from it is what makes you who you are. "

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" Everyone 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. "

" 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. "

" 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. "

" The trick in life is learning how to deal with it. "

" I 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 into medicine or the police, and hit this wall of discrimination from older men who hadn't caught up. "

" What's great in the modern world is that it's becoming easier and easier for people to create without having access to large sums of money. They need access to certain technologies, but the cost is far less than it used to be. "

" Humor 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.' "

" I 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 I do love my work. "

" I always love working with young actors, because there's always something to learn. It's always exciting to see the next generation and how they approach things and what's great about them and what's not so great about them. "

" Gardening is learning, learning, learning. That's the fun of them. You're always learning. "

" I think every woman in our culture is a feminist. They may refuse to articulate it, but if you were to take any woman back 40 years and say, 'Is this a world you want to live in?' They would say, 'No.' "

" I do think it's well over-time to have a female Doctor Who. I think a gay, black female Doctor Who would be the best of all. "

" I believe in meditation - it's a good tool to centre yourself, but unfortunately, I'm too lazy to do it. It's very hard work, and I prefer to watch 'Nothing To Declare' on TV! "

" I can't help being Christian because I was brought up in Britain, and the morality of Christianity is part of the fabric of this country. "

Helen Mirren

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" I'd describe myself as a Christian who doesn't believe in God. "

" 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. "

" You can't control how other people see you or think of you. But you have to be comfortable with that. "

" 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. "

" The whole thing of clothes is insane. You can spend a dollar on a jacket in a thrift store. And you can spend a thousand dollars on a jacket in a shop. And if you saw those two jackets walking down the street, you probably wouldn't know which was which. "

" I'd like to see a much more open Monarchy, myself. I used to think they were completely useless and we should get rid of them. I don't necessarily feel that way anymore. I'm still ambivalent, I still loathe the British class system, and the Royal family are the apex of the British class system. "

" I am in a fabulously lucky position in that I get to wear beautiful, beautiful gowns for functions, which I can then give back. That way, they're not sitting in my wardrobe with me looking at them and feeling guilty. I love that, and I think when people have a fabulous function to go to, I'd recommend renting. "

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Love

" I'm not an impersonator. I'm a lousy impersonator, actually. "

" I'm not a communist, of course. But I do think that everything is down to economics. Capitalism doesn't change. "

" I am not too keen on my nose, I don't like my knees, I hate my ankles, I am unsure about my behind, I don't like my legs at all. I am not too sure about my chin, my forehead is a bit dodgy. But, overall, I can live with it. "

" I think it's always hard for people to get their head around the fact that populist, commercial films can also actually be great works of art. "

" People often ask me whether I prefer theater or film, and the answer is that I prefer the one I'm not doing: The grass is always greener. "

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People

" 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. "

" I have no maternal instinct whatsoever. Motherhood holds no interest for me. "

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" 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. "

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