Judi Dench

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. ↗

— Judi Dench

#better #down #early #get #going

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

— Judi Dench

#hear #incredibly #moving #our #performing

My husband was actually very keen that I would become a Bond girl. ↗

— Judi Dench

#become #bond #bond girl #girl #husband

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

— Judi Dench

#ambitious #been #could #further #i

People think you know beforehand when you win an Oscar - I can assure you you don't. ↗

— Judi Dench

#beforehand #i #i can #know #oscar

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

#am #be grateful #ceased #fact #got

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

#constantly #died #friends #get #good

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. ↗

— Judi Dench

#amount #director #get #ingredients #know

Sometimes nudity is gratuitous. We just live in a society where everything goes. ↗

— Judi Dench

#goes #gratuitous #just #live #nudity

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

— Judi Dench

#difficulty #esteem #expected #more #sort