As she prepares to open opposite actor Ben Wishaw in a new play about the girl who inspired Alice in Wonderland, Dame Judi Dench tells Jon Snow about her role, her beliefs, and about ageing.
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@normawingo5116 Жыл бұрын
I simply cannot imagine a world that never had Dame Judy in it. What a role model and wonderful person she is.
@barbarabaldwin71204 ай бұрын
She'sThe BEST!
@psrdirector9 жыл бұрын
/didnt know she was a Quaker, always nice hearing about fellow Quakers. We are a small group.
@lakemichigan65985 жыл бұрын
Quakerism is the loveliest of all the Christian religions. How wonderful the world would be if everyone carried with them its mindset.
@GraemeMarkNI5 жыл бұрын
Small and enormously important ❤️ I’m not a Quaker yet, so I can say that in all humility.
@lakemichigan65985 жыл бұрын
@@GraemeMarkNI If you embrace their truth telling, their nonviolence, and their concepts of doing what's good and what's right you'll be almost there.
@tonymay62355 жыл бұрын
psrdirector so much respect for your faith and the way you live your lives.
@marjangalot88503 жыл бұрын
Lovely to see this interview of fellow Quaker Judy. Sending Light&Love to all Friends around the world. ♥️
@dean92352 жыл бұрын
The more I hear about this lady and indeed listen to her speak the more I like her. She was superb in Belfast, a must watch film.
@1minigrem7 жыл бұрын
Wonderful to hear her talk about her Quaker faith, what she said felt absolutely true for me too, I have not been to meeting for a long time due to being housebound but my faith informs every thing I do, go with God Judy.
@soulonsoul8035 Жыл бұрын
🙌🏿💚
@RL-ck8zk4 жыл бұрын
Great to learn about a wonderful woman, actor and a fellow Quaker!
@carlynedeoraj967010 жыл бұрын
I love Judi Dench...she's an amazing actress and person.
@edward3113 жыл бұрын
I saw the play Peter And Alice in which both Dame Judi Dench and Ben Wishaw starred. It was a fascinating piece of theatre and a delightful production. Both were wonderful.
@FrancoiseBonnefoy1 Жыл бұрын
Oh I would have loved to see it.
@awenyyds8 жыл бұрын
Dame Judi Dench you are my hero I love every thing you appear, you dear lady are marvelous. I too,am a Quaker and a peace nic..
@cacciato693 жыл бұрын
me too
@deanmyrick78482 жыл бұрын
I love Dame Judi Dench and Dame Helen Mirren! They are incredibly strong women and very worthy of their titles!!
@DE-xt7jv2 жыл бұрын
And Maggie smith
@marpessalynn42286 жыл бұрын
she has a great personality and wonderful acting skills
@rogneid10 жыл бұрын
I love her even more now!
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
Judi Dench is a treasure and an inspiration in every way. 😍
@nbroadwater88572 жыл бұрын
She is simply an awesome person.
@mercian79 жыл бұрын
My RE teacher was a Quaker. Miss Deacon a truly lovely lady.
@mikagoldin97477 жыл бұрын
Funny name for a Quaker. We don't have clergy. Just saying . . .glad you had such a nice experience with a Quaker. We are very Friendly :)
@mercian77 жыл бұрын
Well that was her Surname. My wife is a Methodist and her Family are lovely too. I feel Quakers are too and I have a great respect for them.
@marjangalot88503 жыл бұрын
Lovely to see this interview of fellow Quaker Judy. Sending Light&Love to all Friends around the world. ♥️
@dennybenz58467 жыл бұрын
She is fabulous actress and so beautiful. Watch all her movies.
@deborahhafer5346 Жыл бұрын
Lovely lovely lady. Love everything she does. So enjoyed "My Passion for Trees" Still trying to get a DVD of that & just can't find it here in the USA.😥
@tomatoketchup91487 жыл бұрын
Great actress and a beautiful religious belief as a Quaker .
@alfredthomas20305 жыл бұрын
Wonderful interview. Wonderful woman
@donnariggs15673 жыл бұрын
I would so love to hang out with her she looks such fun always always has a laugh on...cheers all the best
@adelaferreira4575 Жыл бұрын
Such beautiful woman and incredible actress !
@DE-xt7jv2 жыл бұрын
She lived just around the corner from me in York
@cacciato693 жыл бұрын
surprised but then it fits, always interesting to find another Friend like Joan Baez
@LisaPattiArtist9 жыл бұрын
She is amazing...
@nvanderplas10407 жыл бұрын
Lisa Patti n
@johnellis4143 ай бұрын
Love her to bits. ❤
@honeybunch57652 жыл бұрын
Awesome actress.
@athanasiusphilopatorismaxi3896 жыл бұрын
she's lovely lady
@dennybenz58467 жыл бұрын
Where is this play, i wish it was here in the states
@Cymbelin Жыл бұрын
Lovely.
@igrdcjjn11 ай бұрын
Graça e paz a todos! É necessário termos O SENHOR JESUS CRISTO COMO ÚNICO E SUFICIENTE SALVADOR, vivermos os Mandamentos Bíblicos e congregarmos com irmãos na Fé em CRISTO JESUS O FILHO ÚNIGÊNITO DE DEUS O PAI. Um abraço para todos! Pr. Cássio Roberto-Brasil.
@user-it8xx4dl9z10 жыл бұрын
God bless u Judi Dench
@tarahskinner9233 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful lady!
@mrkongsimr4 жыл бұрын
Hi what is a Quaker ? Anyone !!! I love her to bits , thanks
@junesilvermanb29793 жыл бұрын
Quakers, also called Friends, belong to a historically Christian (Protestant) denomination known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of the various Quaker movements are all generally united by their belief in the ability of each human being to experientially access the light within, or "that of God in every one".
@Paslayas7 жыл бұрын
I thought Quakers refused the use of titles, so why is she using the title of Dame? They believe in equality, right?
@reveluvreveluv72577 жыл бұрын
Paslayas equality is a pretty big part yes
@stellaorvad25196 жыл бұрын
I Guess on here none of us are safe from Accusations..and Judgement.....This is why being a Quaker is so wonderful...Quaker's do not believe in explaining themselves to anyone but God...and their Personal Relationship with him.
@asdfbeth6 жыл бұрын
It's more of a celebration of her accomplishments rather than her having any power over anyone else :)
@kevin-douglasolive36165 жыл бұрын
Helenaville well this Quaker chooses not to stand in judgment
@mlh4711 Жыл бұрын
Judi Dench strikes me as someone I would love to live next door to.
@sheilahmercer1637 Жыл бұрын
❤❤❤
@stormyrivers2 жыл бұрын
❤ Judy Dench
@treasure2behold2823 жыл бұрын
There are no coincidences, everything is directed by God.
@deadsparrow289 жыл бұрын
How do Quakers balance accepting titles with a belief in social equality? Or, in England, is that no longer relevant?
@ishmaelforester98258 жыл бұрын
+deadsparrow28 I suppose they understand that justice is, as Plato defined it, receiving your due. I don't know much about Quakers but I expect they are not ignorant enough to reduce or want to reduce humanity to a dead level. If so, fuck them.
@mikagoldin97477 жыл бұрын
The title is an honor, like an Oscar. She doesn't get a land grant, or anything monetary. It's a recognition of her achievements. AFSC was a recipient of the Nobel Prize. So were several Quakers. It's like that - time to worry about real things. . .
@deadsparrow287 жыл бұрын
Thanks for that thoughtful reply. The other two responders appear not to understand what the English honours system is about and the way it perpetuates the class system and sustains the monarchy. Dench knelt before Elizabeth when she received this title. Not a very egalitarian thing to do.
@davidmgolding24946 жыл бұрын
Yes - as a Quaker (a fairly new one) I have grappled with this question myself. I wouldn't accept an "honour" (a recent Australian PM briefly reintroduced knights and dames). I have discussed this with some of my fellow Quakers here in Sydney and others are also curious as to how Judi reconciles the acceptance of an "honour" from an undemocratic, so-called "monarch" with our Quaker testimony of equality. However the thing about Quakerism is we believe in the individual's right to think for themselves and seek the truth as they see it; so I guess she has come to some personal accommodation of her beliefs with her title. If I ever ran into her at Meeting I would love to ask her...!
@alfredthomas20305 жыл бұрын
Excellent point
@williamsummers64382 жыл бұрын
Accepting “Family” as the 10th.Testimony The Quaker testimonies of Equality and Justice have failed in the family. Fathers and children are at a disadvantage with many having been lost to each other. 45% of UK school age children do not now live under the same roof as their father. Quakers and their testimonies constitute a feminist/woke institution that does not accept this as being a problem, never addressing it. It is more likely to do so if “Family” is accepted as a Testimony on the understanding that children’s natural maturation process has 3 essential stages of need. A. The unconditional love of the mother from birth until about 7 years of age. The mother must have “thefinalsay” B. The conditional love of the father, who takes his children out into the world, gives security and teaching social boundaries from 7 until about 13 years of age. The father must have “thefinalsay”. C.The friendship and respect of their peers from 13 until 18 years of age. The child must have “thefinalsay”. If these 3 stages are not sequence in order, maturation is unlikely to be achieved and mental resilience reduced. This has now become generational. Such a regime of equal and just parenting rights (over time) would bind parents into a co-operative relationship, because (over time) each will hold the power of “thefinalsay” sequentially when it is needed and best favoured to use it. Such family protocols need to be the default position, (allowing love, courtesy and humour to prevail) but could in exceptional cases be varied by the courts. Buckminster Fuller said:- “You never change things by fighting the existing reality. To change something, build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete”. To alleviate suffering is worthy. To prevent it is divine, but thankless.
@tudormiller8877 ай бұрын
I always thought she was Jewish. I know she's a fellow Sagittarian. ❤
@elizabethfraser29963 жыл бұрын
Please did anyone catch the IQ supplement that she said she takes ?
@PepperPro12 жыл бұрын
I want to know as well. Hard to believe it, but I couldn't understand the words she used to describe what she takes every morning. I'm reading all these comments, hoping to find the answer.
@DE-xt7jv2 жыл бұрын
Only person missing in the bookshop was Christopher robin
@mrkongsimr10 жыл бұрын
Very nice . Thank you. But what is a quaker ? Is it Pentecostal ?
@leftiesrox10 жыл бұрын
No. There are different types of Quakers, I'm sure she's probably a liberal one considering her profession. But basically, they believe in peace, equality, and God. William Penn, the founder of Pennsylvania, was a Quaker. There have been many. The Cadbury's chocolate dude was likewise.
@elizabethneely857510 жыл бұрын
I am a Quaker a descendant of Quakers, And We see and experience everything spiritually (at least I do)
@hollytaggart64829 жыл бұрын
I am a Quaker. It's pretty darn far from Pentecostal.
@elizabethneely85759 жыл бұрын
Quakers are a group of spiritual folks, and I think it is just something you are born with...
@WilliamOwens19 жыл бұрын
Elizabeth Neely inner light...we all have it....me you everybody...
@luzyfalluzy10 жыл бұрын
Your pro Palestine bias is unbecoming of a journalist, Jon but this is a great piece
@daviesjonathan1393 жыл бұрын
That nice of you Laurie, How are you doing today?
@reggiemartin28463 жыл бұрын
Always have been a fan of hers feeling she's gone to soon
@judylloyd79013 жыл бұрын
What do you mean, "gone too soon"?? It sounds as if you are saying that she is dead! (Which she isn't.)
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
Gone? Bite your tongue. 😜 Not yet, thank goodness.
@orthohawk10 жыл бұрын
A Quaker accepting an honor that involves a title?? Talk about irony.
@halsawyer99309 жыл бұрын
Sir Ben Kingsley is also a Quaker. In the old days, of course, being an actor would have been even more impossible for a Quaker than accepting a title.
@helenaville59396 жыл бұрын
+Hal Sawyer. I fail to see how Ben Kingsley's claim to be a Quaker makes any difference. And at no point in its history has Quakerism had any policy one way or the other on acting as a career. Your knowledge of Quakerism appears to be based on a Quaker Oats box.
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
The title was bestowed upon her. I've never, ever heard her use it in reference to herself.
@HJKelley479 жыл бұрын
Interesting, for I did not know that Dame Judi is a non-practicing Quaker.
@plainegrace57128 жыл бұрын
+Kelley She didn't say she was non-practicing; just the opposite. She only said that she hasn't been to Meeting. Meeting is only one small part of being a Friend. How you live your life is the bigger part, and, as she said, it informs everything she does.
@helenaville59396 жыл бұрын
I find her claim to be a Quaker quite immature. She refers to it as if it were a hierarchical religion, the elders of which might scold or excuse her for her non-attendance. She doesn't appear to understand it. Her embrace of a title is also in polar opposition to Quaker values. Even her gushing about the queen in this video is bizarre for a Quaker. Her husband was a high-ranking Catholic who was knighted by the Pope. I don't take her Quaker claims seriously as they seem rather egotistical and more a part of her deliberate public persona than any spiritual journey.
@jeffreyoliver43706 жыл бұрын
In the first place, there are many different Quaker sects, so there are a number of different ways to be a Quaker. Some are quite like other Protestants sects, some are quite similar (but not the same) as the original Quakers. No Quaker sect preserves all the features of traditions of the earliest Friends. It's really bad form to comment on other people's religion unless they've clearly subverted the faith they claim, which isn't apparently the case here.
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
@@helenaville5939 It seems that you need a deeper understanding of Quaker faith and practice. Not one single thing that she's said or done stands in opposition to Quaker values.
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
@@plainegrace5712 Exactly
@jeffkardosjr.38252 жыл бұрын
Except when she's yelling at Bond.
@deborahellison15253 жыл бұрын
What is IQ....asking for a friend
@mrcdad7 жыл бұрын
She's a wonderful actress, but how can you be a Quaker and a Dame
@elliegreen76476 жыл бұрын
mrcdad the title is an award recognising her achievements rather than professing she's above anyone else in society
@jamesmiller6977 Жыл бұрын
If this woman was a Quaker she would not have taken millions to portray an agent of our violent militarist state. Wake up people, you are being played.
@larryyee2543 жыл бұрын
K
@kingjeremysircornwell78473 жыл бұрын
Crime to own have a dog/dog's inside city limits.
@hywelwatkins97983 жыл бұрын
Dame Judi ! I fell in love with you when you were on tour with Brooke’s dream at The New Theatre Cardiff. Well not love, I was up in the flys as an assistant fly man, lust is what it was, sorry. Not 😍
@allend27496 жыл бұрын
keep your beliefs to yourself sayeth the lord. otherwise you are seeking attention, which is bad sayeth the lord.
@convincedquaker2 жыл бұрын
Judge not lest ye be judged "sayeth the lord."
@orthohawk2 жыл бұрын
Thee misinterprets the passage. Jesus said not to pray in public SO THAT you can be noticed etc. IOW, It's not a general prohibition, but a prohibition of public praying as a way of saying, "Hey! Look at me! I'm such a good Christian!"
@andrewt81167 жыл бұрын
she forgot to comb her hair
@ritawayword4 жыл бұрын
You forgot to go outside and catch up with hairdos, like this, that take a lot of combing and have been around for at least three decades. How trivial a comment! When there are so many things worth commenting on.
@christinepizzi61973 жыл бұрын
She keeps current styles of pixie cuts she looks so great wearing, plus she has baby fine hair. Andrew, you must be the finest hairstylist....