Judi Dench
Judi Dench
Dame Judith Olivia "Judi" Dench, CH, DBE, FRSA is an English actress and author. Dench made her professional debut in 1957 with the Old Vic Company. Over the following few years she performed in several of Shakespeare's plays in such roles as Ophelia in Hamlet, Juliet in Romeo and Juliet and Lady Macbeth in Macbeth. Although most of her work during this period was in theatre, she also branched into film work, and won a BAFTA Award as Most Promising...
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It actually was a complete departure having a woman playing M. I didn't realize at the time that it would be so noticed.
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Since Michael died I think I've worked constantly. Friends and colleagues are very sustaining. They're the people who get you through it... It's no good to be on your own.
films pity
I think that there are more films being made with more, you know ... American-English (collaboration) ... It's a pity there's that not that interchange, we can do it so easily,
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It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare.
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The thing about not reading scripts and my wanting a director to tell me a story is a risk I need to take. I need that real fear.
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The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it?
limits limitation
I like to push myself beyond the limit every now and again.
elderly people welcome
Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.
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In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all.
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Some things you know about, you know what the ingredients are - maybe not all of them. But it's up to you to put in the amount. It's up to the director to nag you until you get it right.
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I work out the other bits, too, but I need to know what I look like, very early on. And then it's like a template; I'll fill that person out. If I get that out of the way, then I'm all right.
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In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me.
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I wanted to be a set designer when I was young.
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I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late.