Helen Mirren, even at 62, is hot enough that she gets to talk about the "sex symbol" thing, even though it is in retrospect. This self-proclaimed "incredibly serious Shakespearean actress" dished to More magazine that the whole "being sexy" thing can be a real pain:

"Sexuality for girls is so complex and tricky. I was never beautiful, but as a young woman, beautiful or not is sort of irrelevant. Being a sexual object is mortifying and irritating, yet it's giving you power-an awful power that you've done nothing to deserve, a powerless power. I think some young women fall in love with that power, and it's really objectifying. And when it starts falling away, it's an incredible relief."

Helen also spoke about looking good for the cameras ("You've got to try and look good. It's your job") and the fact that she still doesn't consider herself a big star, "not like Tom Cruise," anyway. Stock picture by Fernando Allende