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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