"From Russia with Love" starring...
...none other than Sir Roger Moore himself. But...?! Yes, you are absolutely right. He almost did it, well, almost. Still one shouldn't ever stop dreaming. This highly original artwork was prepared by Jeff Marshall. Make sure you get to see it in large format and pay attention for all the details. It's a true masterpiece. Thanks, Jeff!
Sir Roger on Dalton's Bond
Roger Moore was once asked what he thought about the James Bond films featuring his successor Timothy Dalton. I must tell you the truth, he replied. I have not seen them, and for a very good reason. Knowing that I would get asked questions like that, I'm always desperately honest. If I didn't like the performance, I don't know how I would answer! Moore was quick to add: I do know Timothy and he is a very, very pleasant chap and a good actor.
Favourite passanger?
On May 21, 1964 Roger Moore was Air France's 8,000,000th passenger.
Three facts about Bond
Fact 1: Moore's contract for the 007 films provided him with an unlimited supply of Montecristo cigars during filming. The bill for this typically ran to thousands of pounds.*(note below)
Fact2: Despite playing James Bond in 7 Bond films, he never ordered a vodka martini shaken not stirred.
Fact 3: Moore was marginally the shortest actor to play 007, being about an inch shorter than other Bond actors.
* In one of the most recent interviews Sir Roger said: That is a load of cobblers. It's not true at all. And now I've stopped smoking, thank God. I did smoke cigars for a long time, but no cigarettes. It wasn't difficult to give up. The first two days were tough, but after that it was easy.
Good old friends Roger and Lois
Roger Moore is a good friend of Lois Maxwell, who played Miss Moneypenny in Bond movies. They first met in mid 1940s at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Arts. They were in the same class. But before Roger and Lois played together in the Bond pictures they had already met on the set of "The Saint" series. Lois guested on two episodes: "Interlude in Venice" (1966) and "Simon and Delilah" (1967).
Razzies for best Bonds
Ironically for his first Razzie nomination (Worst Supporting Actor in "Spice World") Roger Moore went head to head with another former Bond, Sean Connery in "The Avengers", also receiving his first Razzie nomination, neither man won, however.
Sir Roger Moore on Bond
To me, the Bond situations are so ridiculous, so outrageous. I mean, this man is supposed to be a spy and yet, everybody knows he's a spy. Every bartender in the world offers him martinis that are shaken, not stirred. What kind of serious spy is recognized everywhere he goes? It's outrageous. So you have to treat the humor outrageously as well. My personality is entirely different than previous Bonds. I'm not that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs.
Three more facts about Bond
Fact 1: Moore was author Ian Fleming's original choice for Bond, but he was committed to "The Saint" when the earlier films were in production.
Fact 2: "The Spy Who Loved Me" marks the debut of a more modern version of the gun-barrel opening sequence. It features a closer shot of Roger Moore against a more colored background.
Fact 3: In 1981 he announced that he was reluctant to play 007 again, but was lured back at the last moment for an undisclosed sum. To avoid any continuity problems associated with a new actor playing Bond, the scriptwriters of "For Your Eyes Only" included a scene in which 007 visits the grave of his murdered wife.
Racism Just Ain't Saintly (Saint.org, March 2002)
The Southampton Saints Football Club in England have launched an anti-racism campaign using The Saint logo. A campaign, underpinning a national drive to keep racism out of football, was officially launched on Friday 15th March by the Rt Hon John Denham, MP, at Southampton Football Club. The 'Racism Just Ain't Saintly' project, a joint initiative between Southampton City Council, Southampton Football Club and Friends Provident was unveiled by the Home Office Minister at The Friends Provident St Mary's Stadium. Southampton Football Club would like to express their gratitude to the Estate of Leslie Charteris for use of The Saint logo.
Peter Hunt on working with Moore on the movie "Gold" (1998)
He is a good actor, you just have to kick him in the pants. We're very good friends, but I was very tough with him.
Christopher Walken on Moore, the villain
(Adam Higginbotham for "Neon" mag, Nov 1997)
Roger Moore said to me once (drops into purring approximation of Moore-speak), 'You know, you get to play all these villains. I'd love to play a villain.' And I said, 'Well, Roger, you'd be great for one. Why don't you play a villain?' And he said, 'They won't give me one.' He's a good guy, but he'd love to play a villain. All you've got to do is ask him. Wouldn't he be great as somebody awful? He's in "The Quest"? He's the villain? Well, maybe he took my advice. I'd love to play a hero. I'd love to play James Bond. Nobody's going to ask me to play James Bond.
Moby asked - Are you a Connery or Moore man? (Muse.ie, 2001)
I actually prefer Roger Moore. I like the whole 70s aesthetic. Sean Connery is obviously very suave and daper but he's almost too easy to like. 99% of the Bond fans around the world like Sean Connery and I like to stick up for the under-dog. Also because he had a better sense of humour.
A Towel Thief (So Graham Norton, April 1999)
During the early stages of his career Roger Moore collected towels from the hotels he stayed in. However, he stopped when a British newspaper printed a story entitled 'Roger Moore is a towel thief'. He revealed on "So Graham Norton" that he still has the collection in his Swiss home.
Bond in the 90s (17th Nov 1995)
Roger Moore in today's USA Today on whether James Bond can survive in the 1990s: It's a fairy-tale nonsense. Bond was just the white knight fighting evil. I told Pierce to run with it all the way to the bank. The latest Bond movie "GoldenEye" opens tonight.
Saint's Double (Saint.org, May 2002)
Some people know that Ken Norris was Roger Moore's double in the Bond films, and even played the character "General Toro", whom 007 tries to impersonate in "Octopussy". It is not as well known that Mr. Norris position as Roger's double dates back to the days of "The Saint". While the producers of the series have long publicized the fact that Roger did all his own stunts, the truth is that Ken Norris actually did some of them too. Well, it all depends on what your definition of "all" is.
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