Judi Dench quotes

I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination. (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. View quote
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The more I do, the more frightened I get. But that is essential. Otherwise why would I go on doing it? View quote
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It is not good to cross the bridge before you get to it. View quote
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I need to learn every day. View quote
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Some things you know about, you know what the ingredients are - maybe not all of them. But it's up to you to put in the amount. It's up to the director to nag you until you get it right. View quote
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The theater is the thing I love doing most. View quote
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As long as there is a possibility of working I'm not going to retire because if I retire nothing will work any more, and it's hard enough as it is. I'm very conscious that I'm in the minority in that I love what I do. How big is the number of people who are running to work to do a job that they like? And how lucky to be employed at it – how incredibly lucky. View quote
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I am so thrilled to be nominated for something I loved working on every single day. View quote
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Work certainly does help fill a void. View quote
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Seriously, though, I think I never ceased to be grateful of the fact that I am able to do a job that I really love - I never got over that. (Judi Dench)
Anything that we can do to improve the lives of elderly people is welcome so far as I am concerned. View quote
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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. View quote
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I would like to work with Jack Nicholson, before it's too late. View quote
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I wanted to be a set designer when I was young. View quote
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I've got what my ma had, macular degeneration, which you get when you get old. View quote
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Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage. View quote
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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. View quote
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Sometimes nudity is gratuitous. We just live in a society where everything goes. View quote
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The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you. View quote
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I have no control over a film. I don't know what will be left on the cutting floor. (Judi Dench)
The Lord Chamberlin was censoring scripts when I first came into the theater. View quote
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In contrast, the control you have in a theatre is very attractive to me. View quote
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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. View quote
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I'd rather do a part because I want to, not because great things are expected of me. View quote
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