Helena Bonhem Carter busy researching on Elizabeth Taylor

London: Actress Helena Bonhem Carter is dedicating time researching screen icon Elizabeth Taylor as she prepares to play the late superstar in a new TV drama.Carter, 47, will play the actress in upcoming mini-series `Burton and Taylor` opposite Dominic West, who plays the star`s on-and-off husband Richard Burton, reported Daily Star.

"The research is what I get off on. My mum is a psychologist and I`m very similar to her. I love the challenge of working a character out. Ultimately, I don`t agree to do a film because I think it`s going to be a success. "I do it because I think I`m going to learn something from the character I`m playing. I`m not sure what yet, but I know I am going to learn something from Elizabeth. I know that, somehow, I`m going to grow as a soul from playing her," she said. Carter said she has learned to be less critical of her work and enjoy her job as an actress. "There`s less pressure on it. Which, of course, means I do it better. I take myself so much less seriously than I used to. I used to be so self-critical, it was painful. Now I think, `OK, so I acted badly today. I`ll try and act better tomorrow.` I mean, for God`s sake, it`s not like I`m a surgeon or anything. It doesn`t really matter, does it?" `Burton and Taylor` will air later this year. PTI