Michael died five years ago this January, and the first thing that really struck me about the script was the part about her peeling off from the funeral and just getting into a rowboat and having a real kind of… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Everything, every part that you approach has to be somehow rooted in yourself. You have to somehow root everything so that it's not just… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
I played Iris Murdoch, who had not long died, and I felt the responsibility very heavy on my shoulders. — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working on every single day. — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
It is true that there are few plays of Shakespeare that I haven't done. — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Most things don't work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff. — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Filming is completely - was totally new to me ... I had a movie career which wasn't supposed to be, so I couldn't be… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
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… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
Children have become disengaged from nature and we need to reintroduce them to the pleasure that it brings. If we do that they will… — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
I don't think that care homes are all rotten old places that ought to be shut down. — Judi Dench Copy Share Image
