Judi Dench Hasn’t Seen Cats, Enjoys Her Razzie Nomination

In an interview with BBC Front Row (via Joblo), Judi Dench said that she hasn’t actually seen the reviled film adaptation of Cats yet, but was pleased with her Razzie nomination. She admitted that she hadn’t seen the film due to battling macular degeneration.

She said: “I didn’t read anything about the response to it, nor have I seen it. I’ve only seen a picture of myself [from the film]. I once had a cat [who looked] like that, called Carpet, and I didn’t realize I was playing Carpet. I thought I was playing a kind of, you know, a mangy, old cat who didn’t have much fur. I didn’t realize I was this wonderful show cat!”

She added that she was “aware of the response only slightly” and thinks “people have been rather kind to me.”

When told about her Razzie nomination (for Worst Supporting Actress), she replied: “Oh, am I? That would be good! As far as I know, that’s a first!“