Helen Mirren says her own marriage to film producer Taylor Hackford helped her prepare for her latest role as Alfred Hitchcock's wife in Hitchcock.
Mirren plays Alma Reville and makes her first on-screen appearance opposite Anthony Hopkins as the legendary director in a new movie about the making of his most celebrated film, Psycho.
Mirren appears for the first time on screen with Hopkins in Hitchcock
The 65-year-old actress told RTÉ Ten that there was one scene that had echoes of her marriage to Hackford, producer of Ray and The Devil's Advocate.
"There is a part in the film where I give it to Hitch majorly," she says. "There were elements in that speech that I recognised from my earlier days with Taylor, of people ruthlessly elbowing you aside at Hollywood parties to get to Taylor. You were just a piece of dirt in the way!"
Mirren also spoke to RTÉ Ten about Hitchcock's reputation among his leading ladies.
