Dame Judi Dench hates fielding questions about her career choices, insisting it's "none of the public's business" why she picks her film roles.
The Shakespeare In Love star can't understand why fans and critics take an interest in her decisions and admits she would prefer to keep her reasons for joining a movie or play private.
In her new book And Furthermore, Dench writes, "On a film you have to sit and answer questions about what you think of the part, why you wanted to play the part and I think that's none of the public's business. Why should you know the ins and outs of everything? The joy of the theatre is not really going and knowing that somebody had terrible difficulty playing this part, or why they did it. It's to go and be told a story, the author's story, through the best means possible.
"In any case I never know why I've done something; it's for lots of reasons. I want to keep a quiet portion inside that is my own business and not anybody else's. You don't say to a dress designer like Betty Jackson, 'Why have you made a dress like that? Why did you cut the dress like that?' Why should the public know everything?"...
The Shakespeare In Love star can't understand why fans and critics take an interest in her decisions and admits she would prefer to keep her reasons for joining a movie or play private.
In her new book And Furthermore, Dench writes, "On a film you have to sit and answer questions about what you think of the part, why you wanted to play the part and I think that's none of the public's business. Why should you know the ins and outs of everything? The joy of the theatre is not really going and knowing that somebody had terrible difficulty playing this part, or why they did it. It's to go and be told a story, the author's story, through the best means possible.
"In any case I never know why I've done something; it's for lots of reasons. I want to keep a quiet portion inside that is my own business and not anybody else's. You don't say to a dress designer like Betty Jackson, 'Why have you made a dress like that? Why did you cut the dress like that?' Why should the public know everything?"...
- 11/9/2010
- WENN
Fashion heaven: Salma Hayek, the new queen of Cannes; Betty Jackson for Debenhams; Glee. Fashion hell: cupcakes, flip-flops and girly nail colours
Going up
Denim shorts, espadrilles, Barbour + sunnies Shaping up to be the off-duty uniform for the season Apartamento Quite marvellous interiors magazine with quirkiness and cool types galore – issue five out now!
The summer of Gleek The side-to-side shuffle will not cut it on 2010's dancefloors, y'know
Dry shampoo We've told you before. Daily hairwashing went out with the Timotei girl
Betty Jackson Triumphant autumn collection for Debenhams including techno-print dresses. Think Peter Pilotto on a budget, if you will
Salma Hayek In the Pen Cruz totally insane crush category. She killed it at Cannes in red thigh-splitting Gucci Première heaven
Going down
Cupcakes Over! The fussy boxes, the frosted icing. We're all about the ice-cream van now
Flip-flops Strictly for the walk home post-pedi these days. Soz...
Going up
Denim shorts, espadrilles, Barbour + sunnies Shaping up to be the off-duty uniform for the season Apartamento Quite marvellous interiors magazine with quirkiness and cool types galore – issue five out now!
The summer of Gleek The side-to-side shuffle will not cut it on 2010's dancefloors, y'know
Dry shampoo We've told you before. Daily hairwashing went out with the Timotei girl
Betty Jackson Triumphant autumn collection for Debenhams including techno-print dresses. Think Peter Pilotto on a budget, if you will
Salma Hayek In the Pen Cruz totally insane crush category. She killed it at Cannes in red thigh-splitting Gucci Première heaven
Going down
Cupcakes Over! The fussy boxes, the frosted icing. We're all about the ice-cream van now
Flip-flops Strictly for the walk home post-pedi these days. Soz...
- 6/4/2010
- The Guardian - Film News
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