Thank you very much for this comment. Roger was also "my" Bond, and he was fantastic in every way. I likewise had the good fortune of seeing him on two of his "spoken word" tours, once circa 2003, and again at what sadly proved to be his final public appearance. What a brilliant, talented, humble, witty and charming gentleman he was. I am currently working my way through all episodes of "The Saint" (again), and I noticed what he mentioned here about directing, as he did with "The Persuaders", too.

Marvelous. He was MY Bond as well and this was such a comforting heartwarming thing to read. One of my fondest memories was watching ABC's Saturday Night Movies when it was a Bond film. I'd get so excited to see Moore, cuz he was the Bond I knew and whenever they showed a Connery, I'd get upset. I remember one time my dad asking me when I was like 6 years old "What's wrong?" And I said "That's not James Bond! I want James Bond!!" My dad answered "That's Sean Connery. That's THE REAL James Bond." I got SO upset when he said that!! LMAO I mean I even had the MOONRAKER trading cards as a kid!! Moore WAS my James Bond! RIP Sir Roger.💯❤️

I grew up with Roger Moore too, I ❤ Sean Connery,,James bond too,

@@lloydkline6946 The 2 ultimate legends of Bond, I love Roger's Bond though more but having said that Sean played some great ones too not forgetting From Russia with love, oh man why do we always have to lose such wonderful people and true gentleman

I wish I saw that

Indeed, well said Sir

I'll drink to that

@Trey Stephens in real life he was

@Trey Stephens He was 57 years old and had wanted to leave for awhile, well you could say the same thing about Sean quitting

@Trey Stephens Connery MADE Bond, he became the most famous male sex object of the '60's & couldn't take a leak without being interrupted.

I think we need a new cheeky chap like Roger for the new bond. People miss his wit and one liners. We all thought Sean was fantastic but I think there is a growing support for how Roger brought a bit of fun to the part.

Moore is so humble saying this. He don´t think he is the best Bond. What a gentleman and human being he was.

Big Right

When I see him, I don't see Roger Moore, I see James Bond.

Always liked Roger Moore as James bond and in the classic saint tv series r.i.p Roger .

I Agree 100%

to me too

Totally agree. Sir Roger was an amazing man and a charismatic actor.

@MobmeansMob I love Sean Connery as bond, Roger Moore and Pierce Brosnan. The best bonds.

To really get to know what kind of person Sir Roger Moore was, you don’t watch interviews with the man himself, as a lot of his interviews are very tongue in cheek and he can be quite self depreciating. You watch Interviews of the people who worked with him. A classic example is ‘The Morning After’ documentary on the series The Persuaders. No one has a bad word to say about him. They say how generous an actor he was and more importantly, how warm and generous a human being he was. In that documentary, it becomes very clear very quickly that everyone hated Tony Curtis and everyone loved Roger Moore. His work for UNICEF was what he was most proud of. RIP Sir Roger George Moore KBE. You place in heaven was assured.

There are a few gents around

Roger Moore Is the best

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Sir do you think Spy Who Loved Me is one of the best Bond movies of all time?

No, Timothy Dalton is the most natural Bond character and most underrated.

Yep roger Moore was born to be bond

​@MateoBakija Different kettle of fish, but both were fantastic. I agree though that Roger Moore was the most natural

I totally agree. I always think that only Moore could've played the scene in Live and Let Die when he slowly walks across the room and drops the twisted PPK in the bin and says "funny how the least little thing amuses him". That could've only been played by an Englishman of Roger's ilk.

Heb probably just turned 50.

Saw an interview where Roger said that 'For your eyes only' (1981) was supposed to be his last Bond movie. He had no more contractual obligation back then. Because they couldn't find an adequate replacement, they persuaded him to do two more Bonds, so he accepted, although in hindsight he felt he was a bit too old, especially when doing the love scenes with young actresses.

@@danielfisch389 James Brolin was appointed for Octopussy. Roger changed his mind pronto. Cubby Brocoli preferred his established Bond up against Connery's comeback & Brolin stepped aside. After the success of Octopussy, he quickly signed up for AVTAK. It was agreed it would be his last. Cubby Brocoli signed up oscar winner Christopher Walken as a tribute.

@@adamcollins915 indeed Brolin was cast, but that didn't change Moore's mind to return. Here is what happened: ultimateclassicrock.com/james-brolin-octopussy/

@@danielfisch389 Roger first quit after Moonraker. After hearing Cubby Brocoli had been testing James Brolin. He was lucky he signed a 3 picture deal at the start. TMWTGG had not been successful in 1974. Cubby Brocoli also wanted his Bond actors to make their other films good. Saying he believed it does make a difference. Roger had made a couple of good films & a couple of duds prior to TSWLM.

I second that!

Live and let die, Octopussy are also pretty fine, for me this is his best 4.

@@oleksandrtichomirof3190 ye I just seen live and let die at cinema was very enjoyable , they showing them again at the mo vue and odeon and maybe some others for 60 years of bond

@@simonp7095 I suggest, it was a great experience. If only these films were showed in my country, in Ukraine. I will visit almost every of Roger's films.

Totally agree Johan.👍

Sir Roger only actor, let alone star, I've ever seen bring his bad reviews up @ interviews, hilariously funny man.

Very well said of Moore, really funny.

Agreed.

@@joanne26 Greetings Joanne. I second your opinion - ay! I also believe they were well read. Real literature and today´s leftist-WOKE agenda crap. There is a videoclip (Lifetime Achievement Award) were Sir Sean in a speech himself says that his greatest gift in life was "when he learned to read". Unlike today when most peoples biggest gift is their new horrible tattoo or their new "smart"phone. The 60's, 70's and 80's are my favourite periods in cinema. There were also some gems later on but on the whole. Classier times. Classier people. Best regards.

His smile was amazing !!!

By the time Goldfinger appeared, the world had never seen anything like Connery's 007 & the next 2 productions were even bigger. The success of Bond was a worldwide phenomenon, inspired countless imitations & priceless merchandising. Moore revived it with humour & the series got even bigger, by Moonraker they were copying Star Wars. Bond is history's longest franchise because the producers have been smart enough to give the world the 007 it needed @ the time - monogamous AIDS era Dalton, Connery serious throwback Brosnan, hard-core Bourne adventurer Craig, apparently they're changing it up again in the next one.

and Tomorrow never dies re-used several ideas of the spy who loved me

all Bond movies have the same story :D

@@Halbi1987 I guess you haven't seen many Bond movies, maybe just those two I mentioned..:-)

@@christoph404 No, it is like Groundhog Day. Bond always goes to another country and even to space to escape but he has to go through the same adventure over and over again. He always bangs a few women, the 2nd or 3rd women he bangs always has to die. There is always a villain with a weird pet (mostly a white cat or a shark - or both). Villains have always physical abnormalities like robot hands or metal teeth and they live on space stations, under water or in a volcano. Q always knows exactly everything what will happen in that movie so he always knows which inventions Bond will need, and Bond never wonders why Q knows the future. At the end Bond always acts surprised despite the fact that he should have gotten used to the fact that all the movies have exactly the same story and blows the evil base up. Everybody thinks Bond died in the explosion while Bond attempting re-entry and keeping the British end up :D

@@Halbi1987 you are getting the word " story" mixed up with the word "formula" or " theme" so maybe English is not your first language , apologies, so yes what you have outlined is accurate to a point, Bond films have a formula or recurring elements of course that is true, but the stories are different, in a nutshell Bond is up against some master villain who is slightly mad, Blofeld, Largo, Dr No, Drax, Elliot Carver, etc etc .....the main girl Bond hooks up with rarely dies, other girls maybe, recurring characters like M, Q, and Miss Moneypenny..... so yes there is a formula and a big explosion at the end.....but the stories themselves are different, Goldfinger wants to blow up Fort Knox and make himself rich......Blofeld wants to start WW3 and Hugo Drax wants to wipe out mankind with a biological weapon and start a colony in outer space of perfect humans, bit like Hitler, so the stories are different, but there are many recurring elements, Jaws and Odd Job are the same character for example.

Cary Grant. Moore was the Grant of his era, but Hollywood wasn't making comedy or Hitchcock classics anymore, so MGM dumped Roger after a few supporting roles in awful movies, he was smart enough to move to television &, eventually, Bond. It was Stewart Granger who inspired Moore to go into the movies & David Niven who inspired him as a friend.

Questquecaveutdire chapeau?

Moore and Brosnan both loved the role.

Agreed!

No, but some never forgave him for playing it as comedy.

Ay! I second that. What have we got instead? Well, for instance "Big Brother", Facebook/Twitter, Nicki Minaj and Red Bull. Enough said... Regards.

He was only 45 when he took on the role.

@@JonTheComputerDoctor Which is weird, given that - according to Ian Fleming - 00-agents retire at 45.

@@lukasnummer1 not talking about the character but the actor.

@@JonTheComputerDoctor Yes, but the actor plays the character!

@@lukasnummer1 From my point of view that is irrelevant.