London
(ANI):
Dame
Helen
Mirren
has
revealed
that
she
based
her
retired
assassin
character
in
new
film
'Red" on
lifestyle
queen
Martha
Stewart.
The
Oscar
winner
said
that
the
idea
of
'becoming
Martha
for
the
film
came
to
her
in
a
'flash
of
inspiration'
and
she
instructed
the
hair
and
make-up
department
heads
on
the
set
to
make
her
look
like
Stewart
to
help
her
nail
the
tough
character.
"I
thought,
'She's
Martha
Stewart,'
so
from
that
point
on
I
based
everything
on
Martha
Stewart.
The
hair
was
Martha
Stewart's
hair,
the
colour,
the
cut;
the
clothes
were
Martha
Stewart.
I
loved
my
white
dress
which
was
made
for
me
and
my
snow
camouflage
outfit
which
I
didn't
realise
existed
but
apparently
it
does," the
Daily
Express
quoted
Mirren
as
saying.
"I
thought
Martha
Stewart
combines
this
perfect
combination
of
sweetness
and
kindness
and
gentleness
with
unbelievable
efficiency
with
this
kind
of
laser-like
ability
to
concentrate
and
get
the
job
done.
I
thought
that's
a
perfect
thing
for
my
character
Victoria,"
she
added.
And
Mirren
took
daily
dose
of
inspiration
from
the
lifestyle
mogul—
thanks
to
a
photo
the
actress
hung
in
her
trailer.
"I
had
a
picture
of
Martha
up
in
my
trailer
and
in
the
make-up
room,
so
every
day
I
could
look
at
her
and
be
inspired."
"I
watch
her
show
and
I'm
always
sitting
there
with
note
paper
saying,
'Oh,
that's
how
you
clean
windows,' or,
'That's
what
you
should
do
with
your
washing-up
gloves
after
you're
finished
with
them;
you've
got
to
turn
them
inside
out.'
She's
absolutely
amazing
with
a
font
of
domestic
information
which
I
love,"
she
added.