Judi Dench Quotes & Sayings (Page 5)

“It was good to learn so early. They're not going to be kind to you. You have to do it and get on, and then gulp down and get better.”

“It's incredibly moving to hear some of our greatest actors performing Shakespeare.”

“People seem to have this idea that I've always been very ambitious. Nothing could be further from the truth.”

“The difficulty with any sort of esteem is that more is expected of you.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”