“I once said to someone when I was playing Lady Macbeth and they said: "That's tricky, emotionally, what do you do about murdering your husband's cousin?" And there are, of course, things that aren't in your personal repertoire that you have to somehow understand by reading or watching other things and listening to other people talk about them.” PeopleSaidCoursesReadingListeningHusbandThey SaidCousinTrickyYour HusbandListening To OthersLady Macbeth Author:Judi Dench
“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.” PeopleThinkingKnowsChildrenTwoFactsIssuesTakenMetsExtraordinaryAdopted Author:Judi Dench
“I felt quite a responsibility when I played Elizabeth I but nobody here remembers her! And then I felt a responsibility when I played Queen Victoria but not many people remember her.” PeopleRememberFeltResponsibilityQueensVictoria Author:Judi Dench
“I think you can teach people a technique - you can teach them how to use their voices, how to breathe properly, how to move their limbs a certain way. But to actually explain how one performs comedy or drama or tragedy isn't the same as the movements one makes.” PeopleThinkingMovingTeachComedyDramaTragedyBreathe Author:Judi Dench
“Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned.” PeopleCan DoConcernedWelcomeElderly Author:Judi Dench
“I would hate people to think bossy is all I can do.” PeopleThinkingI CanHateCan DoHate PeopleBossy Author:Judi Dench
“People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't.” PeopleThinkingKnowsI CanWinningOscars Author:Judi Dench
“People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth.” PeopleIdeasSeemsAmbitious Author:Judi Dench
