Tag Archives: Judi Dench

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. Judi Dench

The Lord Chamberlin was censoring scripts when I first came into the theater. Judi Dench

I've always loved painting, although I never show anyone what I've done. Mainly because I don't do it well. But it's like a form of visual diary for me. A way of fixing things in my mind. Judi Dench

I was in Yorkshire. We were a family of five and I used to be sent sometimes to get the rations for the week and I was easily able to carry them back. It was like one egg and a tiny bit of tea. Judi Dench

The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it? Judi Dench

I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me. Judi Dench

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. Judi Dench

The theater is the thing I love doing most. Judi Dench

People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth. Judi Dench

In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me. Judi Dench