Judi Dench It’s ‘Terrible’ That She ‘Can’t See On A Film Set Anymore’
etcanada.comJudi Dench is opening up about her impaired vision. In an interview with the Mirror, the 88-year-0ld actress talked about her experience dealing with her eyesight getting worse, while saying she isn’t planning on retirement just yet. READ MORE: Judi Dench Can No Longer See To Read Scripts To Learn Her Lines: ‘It Has Become Impossible’ “I mean I can’t see on a film set any more,” she said. “And I can’t see to read.
So I can’t see much. But you know you just deal with it. Get on. It’s difficult for me if I have any length of a part. I haven’t yet found a way.
Because I have so many friends who will teach me the script. But I have a photographic memory.” In 2012, Dench was diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration, an eye disease causes blurring of the central vision. “It’s the most terrible shock to the system,” Dench added. “Ghastly.
It’s terrible to be so dependent on people.” READ MORE: Judi Dench Looks Back On Director Telling Her She Had ‘The Wrong Face’ For Film A few years ago, Dench was forced to give up driving due to her vision issues.
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