Post by Lauryn on May 1, 2008 23:58:42 GMT -5
Dame Judi's proper greeting: A good laugh
By William Keck, USA TODAY
BEVERLY HILLS
Good thing Judi Dench has a healthy sense of humor.
The Oscar winner, 73, stars in PBS' Cranford, a miniseries set in an 1840s English village. She's one of a gaggle of busybodies, and as the saga unfolds, villagers drop dead left and right.
When a question arises about surviving for the sequel — 2009's Christmas in Cranford— Dench assumes her own longevity is being called into question.
"Well, I certainly hope I'm alive," she says with a slightly uncomfortable laugh.
Once she realizes it's her character who's in question, her little laugh becomes an outright guffaw. "Oh, that is funny," she says, assuring that she will take part in the follow-up.
In a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dench is finishing the last of some hot chocolate with a side of miniature marshmallows. She has flown to L.A. for just a few days from her English country home on the border of Surrey and Sussex.
She tells how, in the VIP lounge at Heathrow before her flight, a man tapped her on the shoulder and told her he was going to inspect the plane for safety. It was Pierce Brosnan, who played 007 to her M in four James Bond films. "Please do," Dench told Brosnan, playing along. "Let me know if it's safe."
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By William Keck, USA TODAY
BEVERLY HILLS
Good thing Judi Dench has a healthy sense of humor.
The Oscar winner, 73, stars in PBS' Cranford, a miniseries set in an 1840s English village. She's one of a gaggle of busybodies, and as the saga unfolds, villagers drop dead left and right.
When a question arises about surviving for the sequel — 2009's Christmas in Cranford— Dench assumes her own longevity is being called into question.
"Well, I certainly hope I'm alive," she says with a slightly uncomfortable laugh.
Once she realizes it's her character who's in question, her little laugh becomes an outright guffaw. "Oh, that is funny," she says, assuring that she will take part in the follow-up.
In a suite at the Four Seasons Hotel, Dench is finishing the last of some hot chocolate with a side of miniature marshmallows. She has flown to L.A. for just a few days from her English country home on the border of Surrey and Sussex.
She tells how, in the VIP lounge at Heathrow before her flight, a man tapped her on the shoulder and told her he was going to inspect the plane for safety. It was Pierce Brosnan, who played 007 to her M in four James Bond films. "Please do," Dench told Brosnan, playing along. "Let me know if it's safe."
to read the rest of the article, go here:
www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2008-05-01-judi-dench_N.htm
