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Judi Dench Quotes

English - Actress Born: December 9, 1934

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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. Judi Dench

Advice, Think, You

It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it. Judi Dench

Good, Bridge, You

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

Family, Tea, Week

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. Judi Dench

Friends, Good, People

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. Judi Dench

Change, Day, Theatre

I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination. Judi Dench

Best, Job, Yourself

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

I need to learn every day. Judi Dench

Day, Learn, Every Day

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy. Judi Dench

Energy, Long, Want

Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned. Judi Dench

I Am, Welcome, People

Because, you know, I can't work a bicycle pump. Judi Dench

Work, Bicycle, Know

I have no control over a film. I don't know what will be left on the cutting floor. Judi Dench

Control, Know, Will

I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do. Judi Dench

Hate, People, Think

Frankly, I never had any intense desire to go to India. I know that sounds a bit strange, but it just never was someplace I had a burning desire to visit. Judi Dench

Strange, Desire, Know

There are very few things that surprise me. Judi Dench

Surprise, Me, Things

The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you. Judi Dench

You, Difficulty, More

I've figured out what to do so far, but it's always the next thing you come to where the man with the bucket of ice cold water is waiting - whoosh! in your face. That's why you work with directors who know what to tell you to do. Judi Dench

Work, Water, Man

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 cry where nobody was. Judi Dench

And then it was working with Bob Hoskins, who I had never worked with before - except radio. It was like being given a wonderful meal - full of the things you love most. Judi Dench

Love, Working, You

I just feel incredibly lucky to be employed when there are so many actors and actresses who are not employed. That's why, you know, I sometimes feel desperate, in case I'm not going to be cast again. Judi Dench

I love being part of a company, and telling a story. Judi Dench

Love, Story, Company

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

Business, Believe, Feet

I trained as a designer, so I'm always terribly keen about what I'm going to look like. Judi Dench

Look, Always, Going

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

Work, Look, Know

I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late. Judi Dench

Work, Late, Too Late

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

Theatre, Me, Control

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