Helena Bonham Carter On Acting - "Don't Spend Too Much Time On Yesterday"

From her experiences portraying characters as varied as the Queen Mother to Elizabeth Taylor and Bellatrix Lestrange, Helena Bonham Carter advocates how acting is "fascinating, fun and definitely a privilege" and advises "don't waste too much of today on yesterday".

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