Helena, like many women who ruled their own lives, adored being told what to do when there was no obligation to follow the advice given.
My advice would be to write-never to stop writing, to keep it up all the time, to be painstaking about it, to write until you begin to write.
The best advice you can give anyone consists of one word only, given at precisely the right moment.
Perhaps the soundest advice for parents is: Lighten up. People have been raising children for approximately as long as there have been people.
Women who seek advice from single women about getting a man is like asking a homeless man how to be rich.
The true secret of giving advice is, after you have honestly given it, to be perfectly indifferent whether it is taken or not, and never persist in trying to set people right.
One piece of advice that always stuck in my mind is that people should be respected and trusted as people, not because of their position or title.
I actually have, in all seriousness, in the back of my mind someday to write a book, the title of which would be 'Quit Now and Other Practical Advice for the Aspiring Actor.'
My only advice is don't tattoo some guy's name on yourself. Ever. I've done it twice. Twice! I'm in the process of getting both removed. It's the most painful thing imaginable.
Advice saves you time. If you ask anyone over fifty, which is more important, time or money, they will ALWAYS tell you time.
The most important advice you can give anyone about to appear on TV is incredibly prosaic - be yourself.
My only advice is to feel with joy, listen with your heart, be kind to all, be compassionate when needed, and love endlessly.
Listen to advice. You don't know how many writer's conferences I've taught at where at least half the audience fights all the conventions of the field.
The only advice I give to acting students is, 'Be nice to your underclassmen. You never know who might be in a position to help you get a job one day.'
My old manager of the Irish National Theatre said 'Don't worry about being a star, just worry about being a working actor. Just keep working.' I think that's really good advice.
I don't give advice. 90% of the time nobody takes it anyway. I will give encouragement and if asked a question as to how, or why I did certain things and if I think this will help whomever is asking the question I will do this.
People call me and ask me for advice all the time. On an elevator they tell me their problems. I think it's in part because I'm Italian so I'm emotionally available and I have a friendly persona.
If I could only give three words of advice, they would be, 'Tell the truth.' If I got three more words, I'd add, 'All the time.'
James Bond: Why is it that people who can't take advice always insist on giving it?
Mr. Lipa: 2,000 and my advice is to take it. What will you do when you're hungry? Eat the piano?
Jack Favell: I'd like to have your advice on how to live comfortably without hard work.
