September 2008
Mirren also knows what she likes to see on the screen, which is something that she tries to emulate. “On the cinema screen, your face is 10ft high and 6ft wide. It’s huge. And I, as a cinemagoer, like to see beautiful faces up there — it’s a pleasure. But there’s also story and entertainment, and one wants variety in that. You also want, as an audience member, to see people that you recognize and can identify with,” she told The Guardian.