160 Quotes by Helena Bonham Carter

I do think imperfection is underrated

It took me ages to grow into being a woman, into being happy with it.

I think everything in life is art. What you do. How you dress. The way you love someone, and how you talk. Your smile and your personality. What you believe in, and all your dreams. The way you drink your tea. How you decorate your home. Or party. Your grocery list. The food you make. How your writing looks. And the way you feel. Life is art.

Why do we put our self esteem in the hands of complete strangers?

Imperfection is underrated. Perfection is overrated.

I hate this image of me as a prim Edwardian. I want to shock everyone.

I liked pretending to be other people: I could reinvent myself, reinvent my own reality.

You just have to do what suits you, and it doesn't matter if you don't look like everybody else. Be you. That's our gift and we've got to celebrate that.

You learn to rely on a few basic movements and use your voice to the greatest extent possible to convey your emotions. So there was a technical challenge there and a responsibility to create a character from behind the mask.