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> [It takes courage to recognize the real as opposed to the convenient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/it-takes-courage-to-recognize-the-real-as-opposed-to-the-convenient/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

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## More by Judi Dench

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/everything-every-part-that-you-approach-has-to-be-somehow-rooted-in/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [I played Iris Murdoch, who had not long died, and I felt the responsibility very heavy on my shoulders.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/i-played-iris-murdoch-who-had-not-long-died-and-i-felt-the/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [I can't read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/i-can-t-read-scripts-any-more-because-of-the-trouble-with-my-eyes/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working on every single day.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/i-am-so-thrilled-to-be-nominated-for-something-i-loved-working-on/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Work certainly does help fill a void.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/work-certainly-does-help-fill-a-void/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [It is true that there are few plays of Shakespeare that I haven't done.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/it-is-true-that-there-are-few-plays-of-shakespeare-that-i-haven-t-done/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/frankly-i-never-had-any-intense-desire-to-go-to-india-i-know-that/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [There is no past that we can bring back by longing for it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/there-is-no-past-that-we-can-bring-back-by-longing-for-it/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Most things don't work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/most-things-don-t-work-out-as-expected-but-what-happens-instead-often/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/i-would-hate-people-to-think-bossy-is-all-i-can-do/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Filming is completely - was totally new to me ... I had a movie career which wasn't supposed to be, so I couldn't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/filming-is-completely-was-totally-new-to-me-i-had-a-movie-career/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Never fall out of love with life](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/never-fall-out-of-love-with-life/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/in-the-theatre-you-can-change-things-ever-so-slightly-it-s-an-organic/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [Children have become disengaged from nature and we need to reintroduce them to the pleasure that it brings. If we do that they will…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/children-have-become-disengaged-from-nature-and-we-need-to/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

> [I don't think that care homes are all rotten old places that ought to be shut down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/judi-dench/i-don-t-think-that-care-homes-are-all-rotten-old-places-that-ought-to/)

[Judi Dench](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/judi-dench/)

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