There have also been brief references to M's family: in "GoldenEye," she responds to Tanner calling her the "Evil Queen of Numbers" by telling him that when she wants to hear sarcasm she will listen to her children. "Quantum of Solace" director Marc Forster suggested that Dench's casting gave the character maternal overtones in her relationship with Bond, overtones made overt in "Skyfall", in which Silva repeatedly refers to her as "Mother" and "Mommy" . In "Skyfall" she is revealed to be a widow; in "Casino Royale" she is shown briefly in bed when she takes a call from MI6; there is a man sleeping beside her who was presumably her husband.