Dame Judi Dench admits she hates to see herself acting on the big screen

Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
edited February 2012 in News Posts: 13,356
With a career that spans more than 50 years, it is safe to say that Dame Judi Dench is a trusted and talented actor.

Despite her success the stalwart of British film can not bare to watch herself on screen immediately after a filming role.

She said: 'It's better for me as time goes by. I watch [my performance] after I've forgotten all about it, because otherwise I get fixated and my judgment goes too.'

One character that she may have to get used to watching, however, is 007's spy boss M.

The 77-year-old was spotted yesterday back on the set of the new James Bond movie Skyfall and the actress looked happy to be back.

Filming at Tower Hill, London, she said: 'There are some brilliant sets and it's being directed by Sam Mendes, who I worked with, oh, when he was a little baby boy really.

'It was about the second or third thing he did. He directed me in The Cherry Orchard on stage, so now he's doing this.'

The actor was wrapped up warm in a big black coat as she stood around between filming shots of the action movie.

Daniel Craig, who plays Bond, was not on set today but the pair can be seen together in the new movie which is due later this year.

It will be Dench's seventh outing as M. She starred alongside the charming Pierce Brosnan in four previous Bond movies.

Director Mendes posted a short note saying: 'The roots of my doing this Bond movie start way before anybody approached me because, like everyone else, I have my own personal relationship with Bond which began when I was I suppose about 9 or 10 years old. I've always been a fan of the movies.'

Skyfall has already done its production in several spots in England, including Canary Wharf, Charing Cross, Bognor Regis and Pinewood Studios.

In this 23rd Bond movie, his loyalty to M is tested as M's past comes back to haunt her. When MI6 comes under attack, Bond must track down and destroy the threat no matter how personal the cost is.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2106725/Dame-Judi-Dench-admits-hates-acting-screen.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

A little something, noteworthy from the Mail at last, maybe? ;)

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  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
    Posts: 2,635
    She shouldn't hate her act :/
  • We keep hearing how great the sets at pinewood are! I'm getting very curious to see them!
  • Agent007391Agent007391 Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start
    Posts: 7,854
    She probably looks at herself on the big screen and thinks "Oh, God, I didn't see that wrinkle in the mirror this morning. Or that one! Christ, do I really look like this every day?".
  • Posts: 12,526
    To be honest i can understand what she is getting at. I try and avoid being caught on camera as i just think i look awful on them! Not because i am doing something illegal! :))
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    Posts: 14,680
    I've seen myself on film before, and I didn't really feel comfortable with it, It was just weird seeing myself doing things from a third person POV. It was more so the sound of my voice which annoyed me. It sounded nothing like me!

    I've heard quite a few actors talk about not seeing their own films. Personally, if I was an actor, I would only watch my films to see how I could improve upon my performance.
  • Posts: 11,189
    Modesty is a great quality to have.
  • Posts: 297
    Lots of actors don't like to see themselves on screen. For some it's a superstition, if they are too aware of their facial expression they feel the performance isn't natural any more and becomes too self-conscious. Few people beyond adolescence constantly are aware of the way they look and fewer are happy with their looks. Most of us picture themselves more flattering than we really look.
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