Helen Mirren is busy.

Over the past year, she has starred in TV series like 1923 and MobLand , filmed movies such as Switzerland and Goodbye June, and is now promoting her most recent project, The Thursday Murder Club . Mirren, 80, caught up with The Hollywood Reporter Thursday night (no pun intended) and shared what it’s like to balance it all.

“Sometimes it’s a bit of a car crash of projects, and they sort of pile up,” the Oscar winner told THR. “And you have very little time in between, which actually is a good thing. You get into a work mode, and you just live in that work mode for maybe five months, six months. So it’s been great, actually — all very interesting, very different projects.”

Helen Mirren is busy.

Over the past year, she has starred in TV series li

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