Helen MIRREN Queen of COOL
Helen Mirren often makes headlines, and because she’s Helen Mirren, there’s always a certain feisty coolness to the story behind the news. Recently, there was one such moment when Helen was asked if she had any regrets about how she had been treated as a young actress.
“Being old is cool, but oh, how I wish I were 18 right now with the strength and courage to say ‘F**k off,’” she said. “If I could go back and tell my younger self anything, it would be this: “Darling, learn these two words: F**k. Off. All my life I never learnt to say those words, I just learnt to be nice, to play along.”
“I used to look at other girls and think, ‘Oh, I wish I were that confident.’ But being an actor is a great escape. You can be whoever you want to be.”
teamed up with director Philip Martin. Plus, of course, there’s the Helen Mirren factor: the Oscar winner will be playing her sixth royal character. “There are unscrupulous people in Russia – fortunately, I am one of
