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Like I said, he probably would have nailed SP.
Rubbish. He looks great. Like a well seasoned gentlemen spy.
Same in this clip with Wogan (he's at the end). He even tells Terry that he's panicking, and Terry schools him. Quite a contrast to Davi who plays it cool.
However, Dalton is arguably not much more than a footnote and he did get to play Bond.
Always felt with Dalton he needed a better agent. After Bond he seems to have done mainly utter rubbish.
Craig often look less comfortable on talk shows too. Although admitting your terrified goes against the Bond image true. But it shows what a good actor he is when 'acting' though. Dalt's should be wearing a suit in interviews like this though. Very scruffy.
+1.
Agreed. Dalton always seemed to be primarily interested in stage acting (where he could play more challenging roles). Although he has never said this publicly, I suspect that he does the occasional film or television series mainly to pay the bills.
I would have thought the term 'ham actor' or someone who overacts would have fitted Mr Dalton more.
Brosnan's performance as Bond veered between excellent (the M scene in GoldenEye for example) and poor ("Huh?" when he hears Renard use the phrase 'There's no point in living....') with most points touched in between.
Dalton never seemed capable of any kind of subtlety, and brought his theatrical traits to the table all the time. He really isn't a very good film actor.
If he was given the opportunity, I think he absolutely could've pulled it off. Ever since he became Bond, I think Brosnan wanted to play the role exactly how Craig's been playing it, but he stepped into the shoes of 007 one decade too early. He wanted to heighten everything - more blood, he wanted Bond to smoke, he wanted the sex scenes to be a little more graphic and not throwaway moments that ended with a kiss or two, etc. I don't think he wanted it all to aim for an R-rating, but he definitely wanted to play the role with a bit more grit and groundedness, I'm sure.
What plays did he do after Bond though? His Dark Materials is the only one I'm aware of.
True enough he did want all of that. Whether he could've pulled it off is another thing. He loved to drop little comic asides and sly looks though. Couldn't help himself.
After years of an angst ridden Daniel Craig (who I love by the way), Brosnan was a breath of fresh air. Really enjoyed his performances - on the whole - even when I wasn't enjoying the films.
You know the same thing could probably be said about every actor that played Bond
Not Roger Moore though,he was already established.
With Roger you could say that opposite. His career went no where after Bond.
Indeed,unfortunately.
I believe Pierce had the potential to be a lot better.
With Dalton though, you'd have thought he would have wanted more meaty roles given his intense theatre background and his claim of "always liking a challenge". He should have the same reputation as Anthony Hopkins or Alec Guiness.
I suspect it comes down to two things:
1. Dalton doesn't have enough screen charisma on camera.
2. He's somewhat reluctant of being in the limelight so goes for less profile/lighter roles.
His pain face is all the gift we need from Brosnan.
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