| Previous Q&A Questions |
All questions have been submitted
by website visitors and answered personally by Pierce. |
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| Q: |
Why is stopping the proposed
LNG terminal off the coast of Malibu and Oxnard so important
to you? |
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This LNG project poses significant
and potentially irreversible negative impacts to our
coast, our environment and to the health and safety
of our families. |
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You have such a great love
of all living things. How many furry living things does
your family have as pets? |
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I have two puppies and a kitten, all adopted from
the Humane Society.
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What kind of personal car do
you drive? |
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I drive a 2002 Aston Martin Vanquish
that I received as a gift from a Bond film. |
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Is it nerve-racking being on
a live talk show compared to being on the set of a movie
where you are able to do a few takes if you mess your
lines up? Or does it give you a certain amount of freedom
to just be yourself and be relaxed? |
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It gives you a bit of freedom,
but it's difficult to get comfortable on talk shows,
being put on the spot and all. I find that the best
talk show hosts are the ones that really listen and
want to talk; some others are just 'get in and get out'. |
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Pierce, hello, this is a curious
soul in Mexico... love and only love to you too. What
is in your opinion is "success"? |
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Success… having a strong family
around you, friends you love and trust and putting in
a good days work. All that and you will wake up happy. |
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Do you ever keep anything from
your movies? |
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Yes, like a pair of church shoes
I wore in all the Bond films! |
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| Q: |
Mr. Brosnan - Do you play any
instruments or do you like to sing? |
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I dabble… flute, ukulele, guitar. |
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What do you have to say to
the millions of lady fans who are in love with you? |
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(laughing) - stay in love! |
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| Q: |
Do you believe a good actor
is born or taught? |
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It's both. |
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Any advice for an aspiring
actor? |
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Keep it up, do the work, be disciplined
and passionate, don't give up, don't let the bastards
get you down. |
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Did you like school when you
were young? |
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Hated it! |
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Dear Pierce, what do you think
about the new James Bond actor Daniel Craig? Have you
ever met him? |
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I have met him and I think he will
be great. |
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Do you think there will ever
be a Remington Steele Movie? |
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I am sorry but it doesn't look
like it. |
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Are you a lefty or a righty?
A lot of sites say that you are left handed but we noticed
in pictures you are autographing with your right. |
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Right handed. |
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What type of red wine do you
drink? |
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Lately, Silver Oak Cabernet. |
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What kind of music do you listen
to? |
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All kinds - classical, Mendelssohn,
Bach, Sting, Van Morrison, Bruce Springsteen, Green
Day, Coldplay. I love U2. |
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| Q: |
Do you believe in fate? Does
life lead you or do you lead your own life? |
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I've always led my own life, and
when it gets rough pull in the sails and ride tiller. |
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Since you are a multi-talented
artist, I wondered... do you have a favorite painter?
A favorite book or author? |
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There are so many. Matisse, Manet,
Alfred Sisley, Cy Twombly, Picasso, David Hockney.
Authors – I am partial to Ian McEwan, Anton Chekhov,
Hemingway. |
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Who has been your biggest inspiration?
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Brando. Tony Hopkins, John Hurt,
Robert DeNiro. Anyone who plays with heart and truth. |
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Being an actor there are a
lot of times when you must take risks. Do you believe
that risk taking is something you are born with or something
that you become more accustomed to? |
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Taking risks - you learn to fine
tune it as life goes on. Risk taking is in everyone.
You just gotta find it, and do it, to grow. |
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| Q: |
What are some of your favorite
places in Ireland? |
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County Kerry, County Wicklow (the
mountains). Dublin. |
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Have you ever played a video
game based on any of your movies and if so did you like
it? |
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Yes I have, I played ‘GoldenEye’
when it first came out and shot myself in the foot –
failed miserably! I had no patience for the bloody thing… |
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| Q: |
Pierce... How do you keep your
body so perfect? Could You please tell us your real
weight and height? |
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Monday, off to run & weights.
Wednesday, tennis and swimming. Thursday, running, weights
and maybe a bike ride. Friday, kick boxing. Saturday,
a good hike, and Sunday Pilates / yoga. Constant work.
Real weight & height… 195 lbs, 6’ 2”
on a good day. |
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What your favorite food and
do you cook? |
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Don’t cook! I used to…
My wife Keely is a great cook. I love pasta & good
salads, fresh baguettes, good wine. |
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Cigars - do you still smoke
them? What is your favorite cigar? |
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Cigars! Once in a blue moon. Cubans
are overrated, I like a good Dominican. Greycliffs in
the Bahamas, it’s a good restaurant and they roll
their own cigars. |
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| Q: |
Would you ever do a project
with your Remington Steele co-star, Stephanie Zimbalist?
I always loved the chemistry you and she generated.
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I think it would be wonderful to
revisit with Stephanie on the right project. She’s
a great actress. |
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I have noticed that within
quite a few of your paintings are colorful images of
fish, do the fish hold any meaning? |
| A: |
No meaning that I know of. I have
this collection of brightly colored fish painted on
wood I bought in Mexico, so I put them in. |
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What has been your favorite
or most rewarding role? What are the easiest and hardest
characters you've played? |
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Favorite roles – Bond. Remington.
Julian in The Matador. Desmond Doyle in Evelyn.
Thomas Crown. Rudbeck in Mr. Johnson. They’re
all hard. |
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There have been many different
types of action figures made of you. Do you like them
or is it a bit weird? |
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Weird – I don’t pay
much attention to them, are they any good? Maybe I should
collect those. |
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| Q: |
Being a celebrity, what parts
of it do you like and what parts of it don't you like?
Would you prefer to be a celebrity or be average like
me? |
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You must never call yourself average.
I love it all (more or less), being
an actor and having the good fortune I’ve had.
I give thanks whenever I can. Every day.
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| Q: |
Many of us have worked for
months sending emails, letters, faxes, putting up banners,
doing petitions etc to keep you as James Bond. Is there
any truth in the rumour that you are going to play him
again? |
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No truth – I am sorry –
but it’s over. It would have been great for the
fifth. You just gotta move on, always. Thanks a million
for all your support. |
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| Q: |
hello pierce. my name is sam
and i am 8. we had fancy dress at school and i went
as pierce james bond i even had a sholder strap for
my gun. you are the best james bond ever. my mum thinks
your lovly and i think you are wicked. love from sam
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| A: |
Dear Sam,
Thanks for your kind words. I bet you blew them all
away. Do good things Sam. Love to you and your Mum. |
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| Q: |
What do you do in your spare
time (if you have any)? |
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I sit on my deck in Malibu and
look at the ocean, with a drawing pad. Play tennis,
the odd round of golf. Hike in the mountains, kayak,
and when it’s really good I’ll paint. |
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What do you think about the
marriage of Charles and Camilla? |
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Good luck to them – I hope
they will be happy for many years. |
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Where did you get your sun
glasses from (the ones you had in Die Another Day and
After the Sunset)? Have you thought about how you will
dress in the Topkapi Affair? |
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The glasses came from Oliver Peoples.
I had that pair for many years. They got lost…
I have not thought on how to dress Crown in The Topkapi
Affair – gotta get the script right first. |
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| Q: |
Is your son Sean into acting?
Would you like to do a film project with him? |
| A: |
Yes and yes. He has just this summer
graduated from Central School of Speech and Drama. I
do believe we will work together. |
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| Q: |
Pierce, can you tell a young
guy, what is the secret to being a real man? |
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Don’t lie to yourself…
(or others).
Know you’re gonna have bad times, so be in the
very moment of the good times, and try to make others
happy. And always know it’s constant work to grow
into life. So trust yourself. Be bold. |
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