A biography for Helen Baxendalehasn’t been written yet.
“I met my partner, actor David Elliot, when we were both in the play 'La Ronde' by Arthur Schnitzler.”
“I have to enjoy life - it is a privilege to be an actor and I love what I do, so I will act those moments and then do my best to switch off - life is too short.”
“It's frightening to go onto a stage, particularly in the first few days.”
“When you're young you don't appreciate your youth and marvel in it like you should, you find endless flaws instead.”
“Listen, I'm extremely lucky. I can't complain at all. I've had a very good go at it. But there is no doubt that as a woman it gets harder as you get older. I don't think it's so hard for men - that's the same in a lot of industries.”
“I originally wanted to be a ballet dancer and trained for years, but when I was around 18, I realized I wasn't going to be as good a ballet dancer as I'd hoped I'd be and decided to become an actress instead.”
“People in TV don't want leading actresses over 40.”
“Childhood is pretty fantastic but every age has its moments of beauty.”
“I find children still come up to me and say 'You're Emily from Friends.'”
“I suit high passions, and I can play women who have undercurrents going on.”
“I read 'Mommie Dearest,' and while I am not comparing myself to Joan Crawford, I will never uproot my child. I won't make my daughter move. I'd rather not work than do that.”
“I never saw myself as proper grown up.”
“Everything is nerve-wracking at first. Maybe it's getting older! I don't think I used to be so nervous.”
“I'd make all schoolchildren take ballet lessons every morning. And I'd ban advertising aimed at children.”
“After I'd been on Friends, people would whisper as I went past. I no longer had proper dialogues with people.”
“I'm getting quite into ancient barrows and the like these days.”
“Seriously though, most films worth their salt will have something to say about the world we live in. Even 'Avatar' claimed that!”
“If you're going to be pigeon-holed as anything as a woman, it's good to be pigeon-holed as someone with an acid tongue who gets things done.”
“It's hard to balance work-life commitments and sometimes you feel you're not doing anything particularly well.”
“I'm not steely ambitious.”