Dame Judi Dench says "retire" is the "rudest word" she knows.
The 79-year-old star has no plans to stop acting any time soon and hates being described as "old" or "vintage", preferring to be praised for her enthusiasm rather than her longevity.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, she said: "It’s the rudest word in my dictionary, ‘retire’. And ‘old’ is another one. I don’t allow that in my house. And being called ‘vintage’.
"I don’t want any of those old words. I like ‘enthusiastic’ and I like the word ‘cut’ because that means you’ve finished the shot."
The ‘Philomena’ actress also opened up about macular degeneration, an eye condition often leads to the gradual loss of central vision.
She admitted: "I never want to make much of it, but it is difficult – very, very difficult. I can’t read anymore. I can’t paint like I used to. I try to watch movies, but it’s quite difficult.
"But these are all of the negatives. I don’t want to really think about all that. What I can do, I do. And I somehow get by."
Judi Dench hates the word ‘retire’
