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Great interview, very funny
This always makes me smile
Not to hijack Sir Sean's thread, but it always amazes me how well-spoken Brosnan is. He seems like a very intelligent and charismatic person. I could listen to him read the phonebook.
Pierce is respectful and a class act for sure
Dalton brought facets of Fleming Bond that Connery didn't delve too deep into, which I will always appreciate too, but for sheer magnetism, badass, charisma, coolness, and comedy, Connery was the complete package for screen Bond.
He is one of the few Bond actors to have appeared in all facets of the Bond films - Fleming adapted novels (Dr. No, GF, TB) along with that spy thriller hard edge too (FRWL), the more light-hearted comedy Bond (DAF), futuristic, outlandish Bond (YOLT), and ageing Bond (NSNA).
He did it all, he did it the best, and he did it first.
+1
Anyone know when this pic is from? An advert? He looks very cool here.
Looks like around 1965 as he looks just like he did during TB.
Thanks
And are those tattoos on his arm? That's the working class Scot he truly is.
Oh yeah. They had to cover those with makeup on the Bonds, I've read. I've actually seen them due to the clarity of the Blu-rays and high-def.
Here's an extremely rare interview with Sean Connery in 1967, just after the release of YOLT and A Fine Madness. This is a must-see for any Connery Bond fans out there as it answers a lot of unanswered questions about his thoughts on Bond and why he quit the role. Here, we get it from the horse's mouth, as to what it would take for him to continue in the role. To all intents and purposes he would've made another 007 movie if he was given £1m tax-free, which obviously the producers balked at. So, theoretically, he could've made OHMSS if Cubby and Harry had stumped up the cash!! The interview comes in two parts. The second part feels a bit of a retread of the first segment, but there are different answers and responses given to the same questions, so it's worth staying with. The interview is by prominent lawyer F. Lee Bailey who had a short-lived 30-minute interview program, "Good Company", on ABC-TV in America. The interview takes place in Connery's home over a billiard table. Enjoy, dear originals.
Great interview!
Thanks for sharing @bondsum. Very interesting. Great to hear Connery talking about the role in so much detail. That grudge against Harry and Cubby ran so deep!
That was very amusing.
Did you notice he had his feet crossed coming down, like his old posters. He IS James Bond, for now, forever.
Yep, absolutely.
Great interview. Very telling that he said that if he had a chance to do it all again, despite everything he had been through, he definitely would. Without hesitation.
Sean loved the character and the movies. Its a real loss that he never took part in the movie commentaries because I would have loved to hear his insights. He seems to have the best understanding of the character and the world with which he inhibits, better than all the other 5 actors combined.
Question: how's Hitchcock's Marnie? :-?
Yes, they should've paid him to do commentaries. Get an interviewer in there who would know how to engage Connery and think about his time as Bond and what he brought to whatever situation.
There's that perception that he was always cranky and hated it, but I've seen countless photos of him smiling and goofing off with cast and crew, several during filming of YOLT. Or maybe the differences with Broccoli and Saltzman overshadowed the positives.
It's also a missed opportunity that nobody could get him together with Moore. I'm sure their differences in approach could make for a stimulating discussion between two old friends who weren't competitors.
Clearly super intelligent guy and really invested in those early films. Yes it would have been great to have had more of his insights. He may not have been a producer like Craig but you totally get the sense he was playing a big creative role behind as well as in front of the camera.
I remember when this aired. Great Connery interview!
Interesting that Sean only read 2 of the books. Although I suspect that's still 2 more than Brozza.