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.
More Quotes by Judi Dench
I think you should take your job seriously, but not yourself - that is the best combination.
It is true that there are few plays of Shakespeare that I haven't done.
Actually, what I miss are people corpsing on stage.
In the theatre you can change things ever so slightly; it's an organic thing. Whereas in film you only have that chance on the day, and you have no control over it at all.
Work certainly does help fill a void.
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.