Surprisingly, Helena Bonham Carter seems to have given a rather charming interview to OK! Magazine. It’s Helena, you know? She’s not the type to vie to “sell” her exclusive interviews to People Magazine. The context of the piece is to talk about Helena’s Golden Globe nomination, and to talk about fashion. But Helena lets some little gems out, including the revelation of her Charlie‘s Angels dreams:
HBC on the awards season: “It’s a very exhausting process, but it’s flattering. Then it’s the dress thing! I’m not into all this “What are going to wear?” Then you end up talking about it all the time.”
HBC on all of the free clothes: “But you can’t enjoy it because it’s all at the same time. Why can’t it spread out over 50 years?”
On what being nominated for or winning an award means: “[When I was nominated for an Oscar in 1998] I suddenly became more mainstream, more attractive to Hollywood. I became a name. It certainly did [change my life financially]… you get all this intensive exposure and become very marketable – yet it only lasts about two months.”
On losing the Oscar in 1998: “It felt like my name never came… then it was my turn, and it was so quick, and Helen Hunt won. I felt relieved I didn’t have to go up and give this big speech. I just wanted to get a drink.”
On living with her mother until she was 30: “At the end, I managed to move out. I lived with my mother because of pure laziness.”
On not being romantic: “I’m not extremely romantic. It’s all a game. Because of my roles, people believe I am.”
On not being very political: “If you’re passionate, why not? But when I’ve been asked, I’ve always felt embarrassed. Why is my opinion more important than in any other profession? But for charity, if my name can raise money, then sure.”
What she’s scared of: “Age and death – and definitely failure and rejection.”
What she wanted to be when she was little: “I dreamed of being one of Charlie’s Angels.”
[From OK! Magazine, print edition]
I’m kind of in love with her, honestly. She throws out clever one-liners, she’s self-effacing, she’s funny and honest and kind. When the Oscar nominations come out, Helena will likely be up for Best Supporting Actress for The King’s Speech – and people are saying Helena’s biggest competition is little Hailee Steinfeld of True Grit. While I don’t want to make a little girl cry, I have to say: Team Helena. Friggin’ Winslet has an Oscar, so why not give one to the original First Lady of Corsets?
Photos courtesy of WENN.
She’s a treasure. Thanks for this item, Kaiser, Helena is so real and surprisingly “normal”. I love her even more now.
I mean you just HAVE to love her! That question about living with mother- you can really see from the answer that she doesn’t give a F@%# and that she doesn’t take herself too seriously.
I want to be like her when i grow up.
@KLO…. me too.
She’s refreshing. She doesnt care about the latest fashion, she wears her style.. she’s a fantastic actress and I love that she just is independent without bragging about it.
She’s lovely.
I loved her in the Kings Speech! The only non-perfect thing about her role as Elizabeth Bowles-Lyon was that HBC was too thin, lol
Aw, I was unsure if this article would bring anything to my morning gossip addiction when I clicked the link. But, now I can happily report that it brought on a genuinely nice smile; the rarest of all reactions to gossip!
Let me tell you, I need all the smiles I can get this morning. Someone downstairs decided that 5:30 in the morning was a good time to start tearing their apartment apart today. I’m not sure what’s going on down there. Maybe they are replacing some piping? Maybe they are playing dominoes with a collection of used refridgerators? Perhaps they are herding leadfooted elephants in the hallways, or having puma fights inside a metal dome in their living room? Either way, I am awake now and have been since well before sunrise. Thank you very much, downstairs neighbors!
I agree with everyone. Love her. She’s just so unique.
@ DetRiotGirl – thanks for the giggle. I Hate it when that happens. Hope your morning gets better!
we all love Hallenah, omg i’m a 21 year old (gay) boy but when i saw her in Harry Potter and the order of the phoenix i thought she was fit lol
She was awesome in ‘The King’s Speech’- I want her to win also. But I’d be just as happy (maybe a little less b/c of her age) if Hailee won.
You have to see ‘True Grit’ if you haven’t, though. SO GOOD.
I’m looking forward to seeing the King’s speech, not only because of Hellena (which is a good reason to see this movie per se) but because of Colin Firth.
They would be an amazing couple in real life too.
I liked what she said about living with her mom until she was 30. She made me smile before going to work. Love her.
Loved her since i first saw her in the movie Merlin! She’s so down to earth and out there at the same time. loved the interview!
I don’t like when Oscars go to child actors. Yes, they can be impressive performances and Hailee Steinfeld was amazing, but I think you put enormous pressure on their post-Oscar career.
Plus, I have a very erratic girl crush on HBC.
I love HBC really would like her to win except Hailee Steinfeld was every kind of amazing in True Grit. I’m torn.
love her and so glad to see everyone else on here seems to love her too! 🙂
her uniqueness is refreshing
[OT: the other night i was dLing True Grit and i always play the clips real quick to make sure its a decent version and not some college student’s camcorder in a theater version… anyway, i start watching it and next thing i know, i am 20 minutes in and comepletely SUCKED IN to the story line… captivating acting by hailee!]
have loved her career and followed her for a while.
lovelovelove her in period pieces.
I have to admit I really do love HBC. That interview was awesome. She seems like someone I would really like to have a conversation with over a couple of drinks. And she is such a great actress who does such wonderful character work. I really do hope she is nominated for and wins the Oscar. We need more actresses like her in Hollywood.
Helena is such an underrated actress. I really hope she gets an Oscar. She deserves it.
On living with her mother until she was 30: “At the end, I managed to move out. I lived with my mother because of pure laziness.”
On not being very political:“If you’re passionate, why not? But when I’ve been asked, I’ve always felt embarrassed. Why is my opinion more important than in any other profession? But for charity, if my name can raise money, then sure.”
I freaking love her. No excuses or pretention. She is who she is and she owns her shit. <3
“and Helen Hunt won. I felt relieved I didn’t have to go up and give this big speech. I just wanted to get a drink.”
LOVE HER.
She deserves an Oscar. Bellatrix Lestrange, Queen Mum, and Queen of Hearts all in one year and all so different and amazing. Love her!
I’ve always found her beautiful, quirky, and funny. I see why she and Johnny Depp work together so often. They seem to be kindred spirits.
God, I adore this woman. I want to hang out with her all the time. And she was so incredible in “The King’s Speech”