Why 'Talent for Murder' star Helen Mirren would be a 'hopeless' killer

New York Post - Page Six
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Oct 22, 2026
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AI GeneratedThe speaker discusses their deep aversion to killing any living creature, from spiders to garden pests, which impacts their effectiveness as a gardener. The conversation then shifts to a discussion about the author Patricia Highsmith, analyzing her vicious nature and the various personal traumas and societal pressures that left her a damaged individual.
I don't think I would go down that route.
No, I'd be hopeless.
I really, honestly, hate to kill anything, especially spiders.
So if anyone has a spider, I'm the one who rescues it.
Do you take it out with a... Do you get
the glass and the piece of paper?
Get the glass, get the piece of paper, absolutely.
Well, you should. I mean, I also...
You should. I love spiders.
Yes, they're good for the garden.
I don't like flies. I find it...
And I have killed flies sometimes,
but I don't like killing them. It upsets me.
Right. I heard you say before you're a gardener.
you a good gardener am i a good gardener i'm not very good
because i don't like killing things
and of course there are so many things that want to eat my flowers
and my flowers and my plants but
no i'm not a very good gardener but i i love it
and i i you know i often take a gardening book
to bed with me to read about how what hydrangeas like
and things like that um and uh you uh did
Did you, I assume obviously you read about Patricia Highsmith,
but I remember reading about her a couple of years ago.
I was surprised at how vicious she was and kind of loved that.
Like, she's a very unlikable person.
A very unlikable person.
I mean, you know, a very damaged person.
Damaged by her mother, damaged by her ambition
and then her sense of disappointment of not being recognised
for the great artist that she actually was
Because of the era she was born in.
So, you know, I mean, definitely damaged.
Damaged by her sexuality, damaged by her passion, by her love.
So, yeah, a damaged person, definitely.
