September 3rd 2023.
Dame Judi Dench recently reflected on her time playing a secret agent boss in the James Bond film "Skyfall". While she enjoyed the experience, she was somewhat underwhelmed when she realized they would only be spending a single day at the Scottish house where the finale of the movie takes place.
Speaking in an episode of BBC One's Countryfile, she said: "Albert Finney and I were going to go to Scotland and [we were told] 'Oh you'll be there for two weeks, certainly'. We got intensely excited. I said, 'Oh my God'. I said, 'I love it so much'. Well, we flew up at something like 7:30 in the evening, I think and we arrived at our hotel, and we stayed there. And we were in Glencoe at 5:30 in the morning. We were back on the 7:30pm plane at night. So the house in Skyfall was built on Ministry of Defense land at Aldershot."
This wasn't the only emotional moment Dame Judi experienced during the episode. Hamza Yassin helped her see golden eagles, despite her deteriorating eyesight. He wrapped a blanket around her head so she could spot the birds more clearly through the camera. Upon seeing them, she became emotional and said: "Yes, I'm very overcome. It is an enormous privilege. How often does anybody see that? Not very often."
In the past, she has discussed her vision loss with Graham Norton and said: "It has become impossible and because I have a photographic memory, I need to find a machine that not only teaches me my lines but also tells me where they appear on the page. I used to find it very easy to learn lines and remember them. I could do the whole of Twelfth Night right now."
The entire episode of Countryfile was dedicated to Dame Judi and her impressive career. Despite some of the difficulties she has faced in her life, she remains an inspirational figure. People can watch the Dame Judi Dench Special on BBC iPlayer.
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