132 Self-Revealing Quotes By Helena Bonham Carter
Helena Bonham Carter, known as much for her roles in blockbuster costume dramas as for her unconventional dresses, advises her fans to wear what they feel comfortable with. Knowing that people say nasty things about her attire, she goes on to advise, “… but you just have to dress for yourself and nobody else”. In her interviews, she has spoken candidly about herself, admitting that she suffered from inferiority complex when she was younger and that she was frustrated as she kept on being offered “these exceeding demure and repressed roles”. However, all that is past and she now asks, “Why put your self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?” Here are some of her self-revealing quotes.
When it comes to acting, people talk about the suspension of disbelief that you ask of the audience. Before that starts, you have to, as an actor, suspend your own disbelief.
I've got Tourette's, practically. I'll tell anyone anything.
Maybe from now on puppets can do the parts
On corsets: I said, You have got to be kidding. I am an ape and yet I am still expected to squeeze myself into one of those damn things.
I was reading William Shawcross's biography of the Queen Mother, dressed in my witch outfit! And you know what? It was a really good mix; it was a therapeutic mix.
I'm a very good sleeper.
I've never had white teeth. To be honest, I've never been told to do any of those horrible things - get your teeth whitened or your nose straightened.
To understand how you live, to live. Do not think about it and live with it.
I love movies where people see the world from a different angle.
I'm not dead and I don't have blue hair but some people say there are similarities. It is usually intolerable to watch myself onscreen but this time it's fine. I think it's beautiful and a real work of art.
I loved doing all those costume dramas. I didn't think, 'Ooh I've got to avoid being typecast' - you can't ever be dictated to by what other people think. I just do things because I fancy the parts and the directors.
When you're up for an Oscar, you just get offered everything. It's fantastic, but a lot of it you're completely inappropriate for.
That's the thing with animated films - I often feel that puppets get the better parts compared to us normal actresses.
If you're a queen, you're powerless, so I'd probably demote myself and go shopping.
I'm convinced that whatever state you're in during your pregnancy has a huge influence on the baby's personality - so I hope we haven't produced a little serial killer!
I'm often criticised for what I wear. That's my main label in the press now: disastrous dresser!
![I actually pointed my wand and it blew up! The power! The power was just like Angry Birds, but big [as] life.](https://www.wisdomly.net/images/quotes/helena-bonham-carter-110925.jpg)
I actually pointed my wand and it blew up! The power! The power was just like Angry Birds, but big [as] life.
I drink a lot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the ''f'' word.
I'm always attracted to lower budget, not because it's lower budget, but because they tend to be better scripts.
I think Woody Allen is pretty much of a genius. I'm thinking of filmmakers every century or two, but I've never had the luck to meet them. People who create their absolutely own world and are totally inimitable.
Am I a good example? Well, at least I'm not too thin. I eat.
I'm the kind of actor who has ventured into escaping from me.
Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once.
Everyone seems to think I'm very ladylike. That I'm very cultured and intelligent. I drink alot of Diet Coke and belch. I've been known to use the F-word. I've told a few dirty jokes. I arm-wrestle.
I do think imperfection's underrated.
I’ve aged, but I don’t think I’ve grown up.
It's different when you're an actor and playing a part, but when it's just you, you feel immensely vulnerable have strangers prodding and prying.
I don't think kids have a problem with death. It's us older ones who are nearer to it, that start being frightened.
I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock.
Wear what you feel comfortable with. People say nasty things about what I wear in the street. I'm always in worst dressed lists, but you just have to dress for yourself and nobody else.
