121 Quotes by Judi Dench

Don’t think I am going to let Bob Hoskins take all his clothes off and me not take a look? I just had a quick look up and down, like you would.

One of the benefits of being a mature well-educated woman is that you’re not afraid of expletives. And you have no fear to put a fool in his place. That’s the power of language and experience. You can learn a lot from Shakespeare.

Most things don’t work out as expected, but what happens instead often turns out to be the good stuff.

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.

Never fall out of love with life.

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’ve got what my ma had, macular degeneration, which you get when you get old.

I can’t read scripts any more because of the trouble with my eyes.

I have a completely new knee. It’s brilliant. I am not feeling my age at all. I feel about 43, a willowy blonde 43 years old with long legs.