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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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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
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Film Actor
Film Director
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Voice Actor
Hammersmith
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Dame Helen Lydia Mirren
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With that incredible voice that he [Alan Rickman] could play like a sort of wonderful instrument, like a cello or something. He played his voice, and he could be the most subtle of actors. And he could also be quite a big actor. He could do the grandiose performances as well.
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The great marriages are partnerships. It can't be a great marriage without being a partnership.
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There isn't a King Lear for women, or a Henry V, or a Richard III. You reach a level where you can handle that stuff technically and mentally, and it's not there.
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I think still it is very fine not to want children. There are far too many people in the world. It is my contribution to ecology.
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I am British. I love Britain for all its faults and all its virtues. My husband is American and I am largely based in Los Angeles, but whenever someone asks me where home is, I automatically say 'London.'
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I'm not strong-willed actually. I'm a complete pushover. I love to be told what to do.
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I believe that if you want to go make your mark on the world you've got to go out and do it. Don't be shy, be adventurous.
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I was never a left-winger, actually. I was a pretend left-winger because it was more interesting than being a right-winger.
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