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Sir Roger Moore quotes of note.

Today I am completely opposed to small arms and what they can do to children. I played every role tongue-in-cheek because I don't really believe in that sort of hero. I don't like guns.

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.

My acting range? Left eyebrow raised, right eyebrow raised.

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[-] mercano@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago

The license plate on that car seems on-brand for Bond.

[-] TerraRoot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 16 hours ago

That's from The Saint, but then again he shagged around just like Bond in that series as well.

[-] proudblond@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

My dad watched a lot of Bond when I was a kid and I never liked the Moore ones because I thought they were too silly. But this puts a different spin on them and I appreciate Moore’s thoughtfulness. Good man.

[-] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Same, although I think I watched them all, cause, well, Bond, I liked his version the least. Bond himself, imo, was not campy, but the setting in which he existed at times, was, like a comic book setting.

[-] ceenote@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I think pretty much all Bond films have been products of their time. A more serious Bond wouldn't have worked during that period.

Moore was old enough (as Bond) for it to be a bit weird, though.

[-] davel@lemmy.ml 25 points 1 day ago

Today I am completely opposed to small arms and what they can do to children.

Should the little tykes have no arms at all? What a sicko.

[-] Andrzej3K@hexbear.net 6 points 1 day ago

Maybe he's talking about Tyrannosaurus Rex

[-] Jake_Farm@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

They call him a spy but when does he ever actually go undercover? Or is the one to gather information himself?

[-] zakobjoa@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Well there's the one where they tape Sean Connerys eyes slanted so he looks Asian (he doesn't).

That's pretty undercover.

[-] crankyrebel@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 day ago

Spy in the loose sense. I would probably categorize him as an assassin first, with a side of spying.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That rascal.

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