Dame Judi Dench's racy regret
<p>She recently made headlines as the oldest woman to grace the cover of<span> </span><em>Vogue</em>.</p>
<p>Now at 85, Dame Judi Dench is expressing her disappointment that she didn’t do more sex scenes throughout her acting career.</p>
<p>Speaking to the<span> </span><em>Mirror</em>, the veteran actress looked back on her extensive portfolio and reflected on not taking advantage of the more risqué aspects of her impressive onscreen performances.</p>
<p>"I have done a few bed scenes. Not many in the theatre. What a disappointment," she told the publication.</p>
<p>Despite her body of work, which includes an Oscar-win for Best Actress in a Supporting Role for her portrayal as Queen Elizabeth in 1999’s<span> </span><em>Shakespeare in Love</em>, Dench was once told she would never appear on film.</p>
<p>"They told me I would never make a film. To which there is no reply. I put my chair against the wall. I am not quite sure why. I walked out.</p>
<p>She continued, "I did not want to do films anyway. I never thought I'd have a future in films as the stage is my passion. It's never ever the same in a theatre, never. You always got a different reaction to things."</p>
<p>But when asked about her acting credits, the<span> </span><em>Bond</em><span> </span>star remains modest and puts it down to “luck”.</p>
<p>"It's really called luck. The whole business of theatre is suddenly being in the right place at the right time and by chance somebody will say, 'That person might do.'"</p>
<p>She continued, "It is not really to do with talent I don't think. It just happens that you fall into the slot at that time."</p>
<p>Sharing some advice to aspiring actors, Dench said to the <em>Mirror</em>: "My advice is go see as much theatre as you possibly can. I think it is very, very difficult. We are just lucky we are employed."</p>
<p>Dench’s career has spanned over 60 years and included starring in iconic films including M in the James Bond series, I<em>ris, Shakespeare in Love, Notes on a Scandal, Philomena</em><span> </span>and many more.</p>
