DAME MAGGIE TALKS JUDI DENCH

Judi and I go back quite a long way it was at the Old Vic and we shared a dressing room we were in the "Double Dealer". jude was playing the ingenue and I was not. What I remember mostly about that time it was the beginning of a friendship and I remember laughter more than anything in the world Jude is the most tremendous friend she's been, a huge support and hugely loyal. Anyway, we did that and then there was a long gap and we worked on screen together in "Room with A View" and in "Tea with Mussolini and in "Room with a View again we laughed and shrieked so much that we quite unnerved Merchant Ivory. I think both of them they were really really appalled. Ah "Tea with Mussolini" again we just laughed we played Scrabble, we drank Prosecco we behaved very badly again. In fact we startled all the Italian crew I think they thought we were more peculiar than the people we were playing in the film. I know they did, but I have to say I can't tell you how honored I am to be your friend Judi I really am. You've done so much for so many people and I'm sure everybody feels the same about your friendship. Not only are you a stunning talent, I mean just breathtakingly wonderful but you have so many other qualities as well.

Channel: THE PLAY'S THE THING- BRITISH DAMES OF THE CENTURY

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Length: 1min 30sec (90 seconds)

Published: Thu Jun 15 2017