The absurdity of comparing the living with the dead, plus the changing nature of acting 'greatness', means polls like the one carried out by the Stage are little more than a marketing exerciseI'm pleased for Judi Dench that she has been dubbed the "greatest actor ever" in a poll carried out by the Stage newspaper. At the same time, it strikes me as a meaningless concept open to two obvious objections.The most blatant…
SOURCE: The Guardian at 08:54AM on December 16, 2010