Quotes by Helen Mirren

• It's never been confirmed that Elizabeth I was a virgin. It's like the Virgin Mary - it's about branding, a logo. To use a modern term, Elizabeth was actually a bit of a slut.
• The trick in life is learning how to deal with it.
• It's great to be queen!
• All you have to do is to look like crap on film and everyone thinks you're a brilliant actress. Actually, all you've done is look like crap.
• Actors are rogues and vagabonds. Or they ought to be.
• Flesh sells. People don't want to see pictures of churches. They want to see naked bodies.
• Life's not about waiting for the storm to pass, but learning to dance in the rain, once you've forgotten your umbrella!