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Undefeated Motivation

Undefeated Motivation

Helen Mirren 

“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

“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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“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.” -Helen Mirren
“When 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 in life, they are reflected in acting.” -Helen Mirren
“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.” -Helen Mirren
“American actors who voice animated movies are so brilliant at it, because by the nature of American speak, it’s full of energy and full of commitment. And as a British actor, we have to kind of learn that.” -Helen Mirren
“I don’t share lots of the phobias that horror movies tap into. I don’t mind spiders or snakes or darkness.” -Helen Mirren
“The role of women has always been undervalued in the spy world, always undermined in terms of recognition. Unfairly so. It’s a world that needs women.” -Helen Mirren
“I’m not a republican any more. Not so voraciously anyway – I’m not in favour of the concept of monarchy, but I do see the good in it if there’s a good person in the role.” -Helen Mirren
“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.'” -Helen Mirren
“I couldn’t handle the rules the Queen has to live by at all, and very few of us could. It’s a golden cage, really. You’re never alone in that role – you are always surrounded by security.” -Helen Mirren
“The great marriages are partnerships. It can’t be a great marriage without being a partnership.” -Helen Mirren