
Judi: Behind the Scenes
''National treasure? I hate that. Too dusty, too in a cupboard, too behind glass, too staid ... What I love is being part of a company. On stage I am not trying to be myself, I''m trying to be someone else, the more unlike me the better.''
From her first theatrical roles as a teenager in York to her scene-stealing performances as ''M'' in the James Bond films, Dame Judi Dench''s professional life h...
''National treasure? I hate that. Too dusty, too in a cupboard, too behind glass, too staid ... What I love is being part of a company. On stage I am not trying to be myself, I''m trying to be someone else, the more unlike me the better.''
From her first theatrical roles as a teenager in York to her scene-stealing performances as ''M'' in the James Bond films, Dame Judi Dench''s professional life h...