They could not get them into the corridor.

Then he asked if I would be in his film.

And of course I said yes.

And I filmed for four weeks in Vancouver, Canada, she says.

Such a lovely town Vancouver is and I had such a wonderful time working with there.

And all those soundstages, my goodness.

She also remembers, with a whiff of regret, her first costume fitting for the sci-fi film.

They put me in a glorious, very long wig and brilliant blue contact lenses.

But, anyway, that was their choice.

In life, Dench has worn her own hair cut characteristically short since her early 20s.

She explains, That began when I was acting the Old Vic in the 1950s.

Ive got kind of childs hair, very fine, so thats why.

And that length also gives her a big advantage over fellow actors.

If Im going be wearing wigs all the time anyway, its much better to have short hair.

Pin it up a little bit and put wigs over and all that.

Ive worn many wigs in films and in the theater, yes I have.

Then when the wig comes off, I can just rough it up afterwards.

No word on whether Diesel and Dench may reunite for another movie someday.

Denchs new movieVictoria & Abdulis in limited release now (and expanding to more theaters on Sept. 29).