Judi Dench Says She Detests Being Called a National Treasure: 'In My Mind's Eye' I'm 'About 39'
Judi Dench Says She Detests Being Called a National Treasure: 'In My Mind's Eye' I'm 'About 39' People 1/22/2021 Judi Dench is proud of her legacy — but don't call her a national treasure. The Guardian where she was asked about the moniker she apparently dislikes. "For one thing," she said, "it's a terrible label. So dusty, so dreary. For another, it relegates me to being an 86-year-old woman. Whereas in my mind's eye I'm 6ft and willowy and about 39." © Andreas Rentz/Getty Judi Dench Dench, 86, went on to explain how she feels suffocated by the label. "Do you know what it's like? It...