Judy Dench says she is no longer able to see on film sets

By Online Desk

One of the UK’s best-known actors, Judi Dench, who appeared in eight James Bond movies, has said that she is no longer able to see on film sets.

The 88-year-old actor has long been open about the effects on her professional life of her age-related macular degeneration and the need for her to memorise lines orally before going on set.

The Guardian quoted her as saying to Sunday Mirror, “I can’t see on a film set any more” … “and I can’t see to read. But you just deal with it”.

She continues to work, she said, because “I have an irrational fear of boredom. That’s why I now have this tattoo that says carpe diem. That’s what we should live by.”
 

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