Judi Dench Says She ‘Loathes’ Being Called A National Treasure

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Judi Dench isn’t a fan of her epithet. The actress, 85, who is often called a national treasure because of her 60-plus-year career, made an appearance on David Tennant’s podcast “David Tennant does a podcast with…” this week.

Dench said, when asked about the phrase, “I loathe those words, I loathe them,” the Daily Mail reported. RELATED: Judi Dench Joins Her Grandson For Another TikTok Dance “It’s something very, very dusty behind a glass and in a corner.

It’s a relic and I don’t want to be a relic.” Dench also said she hates “playing parts that are expected”: “If a part comes through and it’s some old person dying in a chair somewhere, I think Oh no no, please not that.” RELATED: Judi Dench Looks Back At Being Told She Doesn’t Have A Face