The 46-year-old, who is helming the next bond film titled "Skyfall" wants to push Judi Dench's character and develop her alter-ego, reported Femalefirst.
"Judi, to me, is one of the great actors of the English-speaking world and so it's a question of what can we give her that will take her to another level we've never seen her before?
"What can we do with her that will surprise or challenge even her? We pushed it further and we pushed other characters further, too. That's what we're trying to do," Mendes said.
He also complimented Daniel Craig and said his decision to say yes to the movie was made simpler due to him and Judi Dench. PTI AAH
BK