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London - Dame Judi Dench had fun bossing Daniel Craig around.
The Skyfall actress - who plays straight-talking head of M16, M - relished being able to exert her authority over the "naughty" male characters in Sam Mendes' new chapter of the spy franchise, especially over the iconic 007 himself.
Judi said: "As head of MI6 I have lots more to do, and much more to be involved in - and some very, very naughty boys to deal with. It's lovely to do, it's a thrilling part to play. And you do get to be a huge figure of authority, you get to boss James Bond about."
'Feel very responsible'
The 77-year old star was daunted by the "responsibility" of playing a female M16 boss when she first landed the part in 1995, but is thrilled her role has grown and become much more varied over the years.
She explained to FlicksandBits.com: "I don't think I realised how much of a responsibility it was when I was playing M in Goldeneye, that the character had changed sex. It wasn't until the film came out that I realised, 'Oh, female M.' So you do feel very, very responsible.
"And I've had various things to do in offices for several James Bond films now. I once complained that I never got out in a Bond film, and then in one of them - I think in The World is not Enough - we went to Stowe School, so they said, 'You can never complain again.' So it was wonderful to come to Skyfall and have much more to do."
Watch the latest Skyfall trailer here:
The Skyfall actress - who plays straight-talking head of M16, M - relished being able to exert her authority over the "naughty" male characters in Sam Mendes' new chapter of the spy franchise, especially over the iconic 007 himself.
Judi said: "As head of MI6 I have lots more to do, and much more to be involved in - and some very, very naughty boys to deal with. It's lovely to do, it's a thrilling part to play. And you do get to be a huge figure of authority, you get to boss James Bond about."
'Feel very responsible'
The 77-year old star was daunted by the "responsibility" of playing a female M16 boss when she first landed the part in 1995, but is thrilled her role has grown and become much more varied over the years.
She explained to FlicksandBits.com: "I don't think I realised how much of a responsibility it was when I was playing M in Goldeneye, that the character had changed sex. It wasn't until the film came out that I realised, 'Oh, female M.' So you do feel very, very responsible.
"And I've had various things to do in offices for several James Bond films now. I once complained that I never got out in a Bond film, and then in one of them - I think in The World is not Enough - we went to Stowe School, so they said, 'You can never complain again.' So it was wonderful to come to Skyfall and have much more to do."
Watch the latest Skyfall trailer here:
