At the recent Academy Awards, Oscars hosts Regina Hall and Wanda Sykes cracked up legendary actor Dame Judi Dench when told she should follow in Kim Kardashian’s footsteps and “work harder” after she didn’t take home the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. The 87-year-old Dench laughed hysterically as did those in the audience.
It’s obvious that the eight-time Oscar nominee who won the Academy Award for playing Queen Elizabeth I in “Shakespeare in Love” (1998) doesn’t need any career advice. Yet, even though the star has lost part of her eyesight due to age-related macular degeneration, she reminds herself to “carpe diem,” or “seize the day,” by looking at the tattoo she had inked on the inside of her right wrist at the age of 81.