Judi Dench provided a unique glimpse into how she pursued a successful career while having eyesight issues. In an interview with the Vision Foundation, a London-based organization that supports those who have vision loss, the Oscar winner discussed her disease, which is brought on by age-related macular degeneration.
The 86-year-old Dench explained how she had memorized scripts since she lost her ability to read during the talk, which was covered by The Guardian.
“You find a way of just getting about and getting over the things that you find very difficult,” Dench said. “I’ve had to find another way of learning lines and things, which is having great friends of mine repeat them to me over and over and over again. So I have to learn through repetition, and I just hope that people won’t notice too much if all the lines are completely hopeless!” The actress also shared a humorous story about how she relies on her co-stars to lead her during scenes.
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“I was doing the Winter’s Tale with Kenneth Branagh a couple of years ago, playing Paulina, and after we had been running for three weeks or so at the Garrick, he said to me — I have a long speech at the end — he said: ‘Judi if you were to say that speech about eight feet to your right, you’d be saying it to me and not to the pros.’ I rely on people to tell me!” Dench recalled.
Dench also recently spoke about how much she dislikes being labeled a “national treasure.” The question of the nickname was brought up during the actress’ interview with The Guardian.
“For one thing,” she said, “it’s a terrible label. So dusty, so dreary. For another, it relegates me to being an 86-year-old woman. Whereas in my mind’s eye, I’m 6ft and willowy and about 39.” Dench went on to explain how she feels suffocated by the label. “Do you know what it’s like? It’s like they’ve picked me up and put me inside a little glass-fronted cabinet,” she explained. “Then they’ve locked the door, so I can’t get out.”
When the interviewer told her to “smash the glass and run amok,” Dench said, “Exactly. And f— being 86 years old.” Next up for Dench is Six Minutes to Midnight, which debuts on March 26 in a few cinemas and on demand. Do share your thoughts in the comment section below. Follow us only on Digitalnewsexpert.com for more news like this.
