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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We know about the issue of children being sold and adopted and taken away but what is so extraordinary is how these two people come through something like - how both of them do, in actual fact. I think that she's one of the most considerable people I've ever met, Philomena.
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I don't think that care homes are all rotten old places that ought to be shut down.
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I think you've got to have your feet planted firmly on the ground, especially in this business, and you must not believe things that are said or written about you, because everything gets out of proportion one way or the other.
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Seriously, though, I think I never ceased to be grateful of the fact that I am able to do a job that I really love - I never got over that.
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I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do.
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I'm always fearful. … Fear generates in you a huge energy. You can use it. When I feel that mounting fear, I think, 'Oh, yes, there it is!' It's like petrol.
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People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't.
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Don't think I am going to let Bob Hoskins take all his clothes off and me not take a look? I just had a quick look up and down, like you would.
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I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination.
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I don't think anybody can be told how to act. I think you can give advice. But you have to find your own way through it.
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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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I don't think about them very much. I think it's good luck if you get them. But I hope it won't affect the film if it doesn't get any. The film stands on its own merits.
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It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare.
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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.