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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.

Helen Mirren

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Helen Mirren
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: July 26
Actor
Film Actor
Film Director
Film Producer
Stage Actor
Television Actor
Voice Actor
Hammersmith
London
Dame Helen Lydia Mirren
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Women
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I don't see that anybody needs to earn $12 million for three months' work, quite honestly.
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I hate people eating on film. I hate it even worse on the radio, when people eat on the radio. I just can't stand it.
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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.
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