I love live performance and have huge admiration for people who can really do it. It's the same with music: I'll play a record and think that I'm not really into country or ragga. But, if it's live and the musicians are good, I'll listen to pretty much anything. Helen McCrory admirationcountrygood share on social
America is such a nation of suppressed emotion, and when you arrive in L.A., you can smell the fear. It's the most alien country I've ever been to. Helen McCrory alienamericaarrive Change image and share on social
I spent my teenage years in Paris when my dad was stationed there, and I'd look at women in their forties and think, 'That's the age I want to be.' Helen McCrory agedadforty Change image and share on social
If I were in politics, I'd make both left and right sit down and make good decisions about national health. It's a huge problem, and it is something we all should be part of. Helen McCrory decisiongoodhealth Change image and share on social
You can be moved by a performance on set, but when you see it on screen, it does nothing. Yet there will be someone you simply didn't notice on set that on screen: bam! Helen McCrory bammovenotice Change image and share on social
I feel as though my life is bathed in golden sunlight. And the really wonderful thing is that I know it. Helen McCrory bathefeelgolden Change image and share on social
So often when you meet child actors, they're weird - they're freaks. No, I mean it, they're really odd people. Helen McCrory actorchildfreak Change image and share on social
I can sleep anywhere! I can come off stage during the interval of a play, lie down for four minutes then wake up feeling better. Helen McCrory feltintervallie Change image and share on social
I used to say that theatre was my favourite thing. But the more I do film, the more I appreciate it. Helen McCrory favouritefilmtheatre Change image and share on social
I love theatre because it's just me and the audience. It's the litmus test in acting, to be able to sustain a performance over one, two or three hours. Helen McCrory actaudiencehour Change image and share on social