Quotes

Helena Bonham Carter

"Don't spend to much time on yesterday."

"Multitasking? I can't even do two things at once. I can't even do one thing at once."

"Be yourself, no one else can."

"Who wants to be normal, when you can be unique?"

"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."

"Bullies are terrified of everything. That's way they have to scare other."

"Most insane people are funny. That's why I'm drawn to them."

"I'm drawn to emotionally damaged characters because there is more to unlock."

"Perfection is completely overrated."

"Imperfection is underrated."

"I'm more comfortable with myself than I was younger. I hated myself then. Wait, I didn't hate myself, that's a strong word. But I was so different. I didn't know how to act, for one. I had no confidence in that area of myself at all, really. I had a big inner critic and still do. I just don't listen to it so much."

"Sometimes we make up a fantasy world to help us erase horrible memories from our past."

"There is no normality in life."

"I think my mouth just opens and I spontaneously say things that occur to me."

"Mothers are the heart of any household. I try to spend as much times with my children as I possibly can while also fulfilling my professional duties. It's tricky, but I think I mange it."

"For me, acting is about getting away from myself. So to look at myself is the last thing I want." 

"One thing I've thought about when thinking about the Holocaust is how much was destroyed. But then the tiny consolation prizes and you meet one life that was saved and that was a great family to have saved because the grandfather then goes and invents UNICEF. So it's almost like one humanitarian act then breeds a whole tree of other humanitarian acts which is great."