This accusation that I was soft implies that you get more out of peopl — Michael Parkinson

"Parkinson: You are, in quotes, a serious actress [makes air quote fingers] Helen Mirren: In quotes? [...] What do you mean in quotes? How dare you. Parkinson: Serious actress [...] as opposed to an unserious actress."

"Parkinson: [From his introduction, quoting a theatre critic] She is especially telling in projecting sluttish eroticism."

"I dont even know the man. That guy was like some disapproving father! Its crazy. I dont know what he is to you guys, but hes a nut. I felt like he was berating me for being naked in the movie."

"I happen to be a male chauvinist pig who loves women and enjoys flirting with women. I also think a lot of women watch the show but not for my bedroom eyes."

"Parkinson: Do you find it to be fact that, what could be best described as your equipment [...] hinders you in that pursuit [of being considered a serious actress]? Helen Mirren: Id like you to explain what you mean by my equipment in greater detail. Parkinson: Your physical attributes. Mirren: You mean my fingers?"

"Thats the first talk show Id ever done. I was terrified. I watched it and I actually thought, bloody hell! I did really well. I was so young and inexperienced. And he was such a f------ sexist old fart. He was. He denies it to this day that it was sexist, but of course he was."