121 Quotes by Judi Dench

Having a daughter and a grandson, I certainly could relate to the fact that this child, who you simply dote on, being taken away from you at an early age, and every single kind of emotion you would have to go through.

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.

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.

Work certainly does help fill a void.

The Lord Chamberlin was censoring scripts when I first came into the theater.

I don't really want to retire. I intend to go on working as long as I can because I still have a huge amount of energy.

I don't think that care homes are all rotten old places that ought to be shut down.

I need to learn every day.

Never fall out of love with life