Pierce Brosnan on James Bond, his childhood in Ireland and his environmental activism
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The former 007 actor Pierce Brosnan sits down with Eve Jackson at the Deauville American Film Festival to talk about his memories of the French seaside town, how James Bond made him and why climate change is the biggest challenge facing our world today.
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@hkr0065 4 жыл бұрын
Dude has aged like fine wine.
@khav11 4 жыл бұрын
get some glasses
@masterbetty3020 4 жыл бұрын
Don't do drugs
@definitelynotapervert5602 4 жыл бұрын
@@khav11 no u
@wynnefella 4 жыл бұрын
As they say men age like wine, women age like milk
@foxmulder7616 4 жыл бұрын
Lolol like fine sewage maybe
@mimicrybypravesh 4 жыл бұрын
Probably the most handsome Bond ever.
@coyote000 4 жыл бұрын
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.I think Sean Connery is the most handsome man ever in Bond 1 & 2.
@madelineharkins5643 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely!
@barthotuber6429 4 жыл бұрын
Pierce and Sean were always my Bonds!
@chrigael5911 4 жыл бұрын
@@barthotuber6429 yeah they are the best bonds EVER!
@michillene 4 жыл бұрын
He is handsome but Sean is the most handsome Bond
@michaelaburns734 4 жыл бұрын
Pierce was my first James Bond growing up.
@thedarkknightman6150 4 жыл бұрын
Sadly for me i grow up in rouger moore era but i was not into 007 at that time.
@omegalul8515 3 жыл бұрын
My first Bond movie was The world is not enough
@lohithArcot 3 жыл бұрын
So you are in your late 20s or early 30s
@robbiejordan4119 3 жыл бұрын
Mine too.
@thedarkknightman6150 3 жыл бұрын
@kurt neill because I wanted to be in Pierce Brosnan's era or Timothy Dalton. But we cant have what we want right?
@samualcrocket1405 4 жыл бұрын
Pierce Brosnan is the greatest James Bond. They should have given him a few more movies.
@samualcrocket1405 4 жыл бұрын
@Czterdziestysiódmy Yes.
@thedarkknightman6150 4 жыл бұрын
Whithout him and the game call golden eye on nintendo 64 i would not gotten in to 007. Pierce is my #1 bond ever.
@jacktattis143 4 жыл бұрын
sAMUEL: No the storylines were stupid
@yeshuaeselmashiaj6037 4 жыл бұрын
Totalmente de acuerdo señor, debieron darle un par de películas más. El mejor Bond de todos los tiempos al menos para los que crecimos jugando Golden Eye en Nintendo 64.
@Gino... 4 жыл бұрын
Highly agree! He was personal favorite!
@fanoscharalambous2098 4 жыл бұрын
He will always be Bond, James Bond
@arthursarzen1048 4 жыл бұрын
No he will be Remington steel
@Peter_1986 4 жыл бұрын
@@arthursarzen1048 He played Bond as well, so he will always be Bond to a large audience.
@samualcrocket1405 4 жыл бұрын
@@Peter_1986 He was the best Bond. Craig did not fill his shoes but Craig is better than what is coming. They are turning Bond into a Shaft movie.
@thedarkknightman6150 4 жыл бұрын
Without piece and the game call golden eye i would have not gotten in to 007, piece will always be my bond till i die.
@madelineharkins5643 4 жыл бұрын
True that!
@martinmcdonald4207 3 жыл бұрын
In all fairness to Pierce Brosnan he kept the franchise alive and brought it into the 21st century with the smoothness only Bond could pull off ! A natural Bond was Pierce Brosnan. Coolness and charisma personified.
@jovaughnthompson354 2 жыл бұрын
Same could be said of Daniel Craig. Both Craig and Brosnan had excellent debut Bond films that revived the franchise, but then they got progressively worse
@CooManTunes 4 жыл бұрын
Goldeneye. Greatest Bond movie, and the inspiration behind one of the most revolutionary video games in history. No other Bond comes close.
@dj117s 4 жыл бұрын
Dont forget the n64 game too
@CooManTunes 4 жыл бұрын
@@dj117s It's rather obvious that that's the game to which I'm referring. ;)
@mervinlawrence7928 4 жыл бұрын
Mobius Gamer The N64 game cause nostalgia blow up in my head. I'm glad they're doing a reboot of it calling it GoldenEye 25. Coming out when it all began August 2022.
@manornadal2414 3 жыл бұрын
They should have had Pierce come back for the remake. The teaser for the 1995 film would be the perfect reveal for the Goldeneye video game remake. Bond shot in silhouette, shooting out the letters to numbers. And his reveal. "You where expecting someone else?"
@thursoberwick1948 3 жыл бұрын
Goldenye is a classic. Shame about the rest.
@linusn6227 4 жыл бұрын
Such a dignified man and a great actor.
@bluebyyoublue839 4 жыл бұрын
The word that accurately describes him would be the word "actor." Actors are paid to lie. I used to love this guy.....but anyway...things change.
@WORLD8NSH5KNIGHT1 2 жыл бұрын
Brosnan is the Bond I grew up with - a multi talented man
@robertc2413 4 жыл бұрын
Pierce left for London on August 12, 1964; the day that Ian Fleming died. The first movie he saw in London was Goldfinger.
@sallywright8065 3 жыл бұрын
Pure class. Maturing like a fine wine, and that voice, I’m melting.
@boycie2.099 4 жыл бұрын
He clearly thought a women playing bond was ridiculous but didn't want to comment 😂
@stevensmith4213 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, he was being politically correct.
@hafstrat 4 жыл бұрын
Khal Drogo he WAS a woman playing beyond. Compared with Connery and Craig.
@Rsjjt 4 жыл бұрын
Yes... infact it's clearly ridiculous no matter black white Asian..
@samualcrocket1405 4 жыл бұрын
They are turning Bond into a Shaft movie.
@ExquisiteKinkyCoils 4 жыл бұрын
@@samualcrocket1405 Stupid and underlying unnecessary racist comment. Considering Shaft is an American production and 007 is a Britain one, there are no comparisons to be made. I'd rather 007 remain as it has been for the past 60 years.
@alantracy6757 4 жыл бұрын
Always liked pierce you can tell he’s a sensitive caring fellow
@TacShooter 4 жыл бұрын
I think it must be humbling to know that you have been graced with winning the genetic lottery. Paulina Porizkova is similar.
@hotstixx 4 жыл бұрын
A man at ease with himself...a man who learned lifes lessons well.
@serfer1983 4 жыл бұрын
When I'm 66 I want to look like that!
@tomggabin5838 4 жыл бұрын
I'm sure you won't enjoy his respiratory/cardiovascular issues though. They are upon him. He breaths like his lungs are the Grand Canyon.
@fanirama 4 жыл бұрын
Don't worry. You will. You'll even have the matching white boots for your green dress like in this very video.
@serfer1983 4 жыл бұрын
@@fanirama sweet!!
@foxmulder7616 4 жыл бұрын
Wont be hard just eat junk food drink your face off
@foxmulder7616 4 жыл бұрын
@Tom Lennon lol look up roger haeske on KZfaq hes only 10 years younger than pierce, and Annette the raw vegan in Florida is like 10 years older than pierce lol
@comicbookninja5268 4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Crown Affair (1999) is a really underrated film. Rene Russo was amazing in that film and Brosnan was magnetic. One of the great remakes.
@berlingray8058 4 жыл бұрын
That movie fueled my love for art when I was 10 (1999)
@JacobOlli 4 жыл бұрын
ComicBook Ninja What other movies would you recommend of his? I have watched Ms. Doubtfire which i really liked
@randomnameindeed 4 жыл бұрын
Yes, I agree. I loved that film.
@victoriajimena9376 3 жыл бұрын
@@JacobOlli I recommend you "The matador", "Dante´s Peak", "The fourth protocol", "the lawnmover man", "the tailor of Panama", "The november man", "after the sunset", "grey owl", "nomads".
@sandymartin501 3 жыл бұрын
Awesome movie!!
@arunkumarm.s.320 4 жыл бұрын
What a strong solid voice he talks like he is the real life bond
@downhilltwofour0082 4 жыл бұрын
Definitely "The Thomas Crown Affair", best ever. This is a man of great charm and grace.
@thedarkknightman6150 4 жыл бұрын
I agree.
@KJam206 4 жыл бұрын
He should return as Bond. That would be amazing
@ericjohnson6665 4 жыл бұрын
I’ve loved him ever since Remington Steele...❤️
@DebbiesHomemade 4 жыл бұрын
I still watch Remington Steel
@vickiross1025 3 ай бұрын
I've been binge watching on Prime video.
@sadiqakhan4795 3 жыл бұрын
A very well conducted interview. Relevant questions, no butting in, enough time for the interviewee to answer the question, this is how an interview should be done. Well done!👌And Pierce Brosnan makes it seem so easy. He's had quite a life and survived. Very inspiring.
@juliashireen6195 2 жыл бұрын
Yesss I thoroughly enjoyed this interview. The interviewer is excellent!
@WhiteJarrah 4 жыл бұрын
His voice has aged noticeably too.
@iamBlackGambit 3 жыл бұрын
Yea i noticed that too..got way deeper
@paulwelch1992 3 жыл бұрын
Sounds like he had just overcome a rather sore throat.
@VivaLaMayo 3 жыл бұрын
Think he speaks with allot of pain and struggle,still might be from the losses in his life
@Vortex__24 3 жыл бұрын
@@VivaLaMayo I never thought of it that way, I mean it is rather striking how it has changed over time. However, I would say that such trauma in anyone's life would bear a scar.
@Cybopath 3 жыл бұрын
Think he has a bit of a cold to be honest.
@nvaranavage Жыл бұрын
This man is truly a gift to humanity.
@_titan83 2 жыл бұрын
Definitely would listen to an audio book if he ever recorded one
@aroldisrodriguez3397 4 жыл бұрын
Man this guy is a legend one of my biggest motivator and the first bond and favourite of my list I watched
@spnhm34 3 жыл бұрын
Pierce is the crown in the jewel of Bonds
@claudiacolledy2558 2 жыл бұрын
Still today Pierces appearance makes my heart beat faster, his mimics are fortunately unchanged and hr kept his autentity A gorgeous actor and professional performer still present in my dreams
@substitute91 3 жыл бұрын
The man ooozes charisma, and he's incredibly goodlooking. Age like a fine wine. And that voice.
@PatrickOCnMD 3 жыл бұрын
Next to Connery, he was my favorite Bond. Goldeneye was one of the best Bond's ever.
@JaegerZ3 3 жыл бұрын
He is one of those people that looks good in all time periods of his life. Very rare. Connery has that too coincidentally. Redford as well.
@wolfthequarrelsome504 3 жыл бұрын
Country Connery even though from Edinburgh had Irish ancestry, hence the name.
@shirleygirling8390 4 жыл бұрын
A very handsome Irishman - and the silver hair/beard very attractive 😊❤️👍🎭☘️🍀☘️🎭
@carstenlarsen1939 4 жыл бұрын
He could play villain in the next Bond movie
@tonyholohan2847 4 жыл бұрын
That would be so cool
@MichaeltheORIGINAL1 4 жыл бұрын
@@tonyholohan2847 Yeah, I would totally dig that.
@thedarkknightman6150 4 жыл бұрын
No. I Don't want him to be the bad guy, no way.
@168val 4 жыл бұрын
He's not a Maud Adams!!!😆
@DIYBFF123 4 жыл бұрын
That would actually be great!
@musicmemories2793 2 жыл бұрын
He was the perfect Bond, apart from Connery he was the only one with the perfect mix of sophistication and ruthlessness.
@conorsmith8551 2 жыл бұрын
He's gone from being James bond to looking like a James bond villian with the hair, beard and glasses. A max zorin type. Love it.
@heartstrings7814 3 жыл бұрын
Pierce Brosnan is the Reason why I can watch a James Bond Movie. Never was a fan of these movies until he began playing this character.
@owltowel7333 2 жыл бұрын
What I would give for a new bond film starring Pierce as an old James Bond
@CHARCHICHI 4 жыл бұрын
I just finished AMC's The Son and I am blown away by his talents...honestly, I've never watched Bond when he lead in it...but the moment I saw this show...I was memorized by his character...I wanted to hate him, sympathize with him, laugh with him and cry at his ending...for an actor to enable such imersion like that...brilliant! And that accent...he killed it! I thought he was American!!! I'm a fan!
@haakonhaga 2 жыл бұрын
We need an "Old Logan" version of Bond. Let him finish his story as he is now.. The perfect timing after Daniel Craig's send-off.
@Kingtiens 3 жыл бұрын
Love this man, growing up in the same small town as a kid I used to all go to the cinema and watch him be bond, my parents used to say James bond was our neighbour.
@samik5755 3 жыл бұрын
His accent has got more Irish as he’s got older
@awrjkf 3 жыл бұрын
must be the drinking
@wolfthequarrelsome504 3 жыл бұрын
@@awrjkf Dick. You don't get to look like Brosnan and drink.
@71hammyman 3 жыл бұрын
@@wolfthequarrelsome504 if you don't count whisky as drinking, then I'm sure you're right.
@beethockmtee8565 2 жыл бұрын
He used to disguise his natural Irish brogue a lot when he was younger. Especially in his Bond tenure (to varying degrees of success).
@bellyofanarchitect 2 жыл бұрын
He's got no accent at all. Neither irish nor american. The word "movies" sounds like Schwarzenegger's terrible accent.
@lefreakful 3 жыл бұрын
I just an interview of him back in 1985 and now I'm looking at this and HOT DAMN. He's a gilf now for sure. Beautiful man!
@hasmize 4 жыл бұрын
What a graceful man, what an amazing actor.
@jamaalcurry8990 2 жыл бұрын
The best James Bond of all time
@dazza9859 3 жыл бұрын
Overlooking the banks of the river Boyne from the hill of Newgrange on a Sunny day watching the sparkle in the water flitter bouncing reflections on the trees and grass in the fields around it is so beautiful.
@jamaalcurry8990 2 жыл бұрын
He needs to make more films.
@aidanz5882 3 жыл бұрын
Anyone else here to remind themselves of what he’ll sound like as Dr Fate?
@swaggyspaceman9805 3 жыл бұрын
Yep, they really knocked the casting out of the park.
@swift_lordyt6865 3 жыл бұрын
Perfect casting
@krishnanjunior2146 3 жыл бұрын
Pierce Brosnan was my 1st James Bond growing up during my childhood days
@Melina-fi3sc 2 жыл бұрын
Mine too 🥰
@freya333 2 жыл бұрын
What a beautiful man. Best Bond ever!
@timwilliams2415 3 жыл бұрын
Oh my gosh this interview made me close to tears,and he has aged very well.
@jaimecosta2966 4 жыл бұрын
Loved this interview... Wish you well Pierce Brosnan..
@kit-ja 2 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of pierce brosnans voice
@amar6847 4 жыл бұрын
Loved him n Remington.. still remember the series .. The mystery around him was so well captured ..
@kevindoc84 4 жыл бұрын
i still play Goldeneye 64 today! ;)
@SkyBen1095 4 жыл бұрын
Same man
@Rob_-dv6ei 4 жыл бұрын
He's like a sexier George Lucas now.
@robdcollector2808 4 жыл бұрын
BadFellas 01 ..hahh yesss
@Priceisrightable 4 жыл бұрын
Hahahaha
@velox5598 4 жыл бұрын
I would say more like a lean Arnold Schwarzenegger
@audioamateur 4 жыл бұрын
Lol Lucas is fugly
@Rob_-dv6ei 4 жыл бұрын
Stephen R little bit personal, what's poor George do- ah the prequels - carry on.
@AlexanderPews 2 жыл бұрын
I think its kinda sad seeing him get old, but its because I loved him so much as 007.
@micheltheflambonian 4 жыл бұрын
He is so fantastic! Great tale teller...
@foodreacts837 2 жыл бұрын
Apparently his kids loved him as James Bond , and he loved. So good to hear
@tjnaples 2 жыл бұрын
Hell I think it’s really James Bond giving the interview here and now!
@velox5598 4 жыл бұрын
One of the best interviews I've seen in a while
@gingerspencerlynch2884 3 жыл бұрын
He was my love for many Years. Is Nice to see him.ageing so wonderful !
@markippolito3620 3 жыл бұрын
She is an excellent interviewer - did her research and set up each question very well!
@chiyo1h 4 жыл бұрын
I love Pierce❤.He's a nice man.
@Melina-fi3sc 2 жыл бұрын
He's Gorgeous ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
@kieranoconnor333 4 жыл бұрын
Man, I've only just been made aware that Pierce is Irish. After only ever hearing him talk in Die Another Day and two JB games, so many years ago, my mind is completely blown.
@jomitchell6064 3 жыл бұрын
This guy is 100% James Bond.
@steveoshow4832 4 жыл бұрын
First rate actor with a fine body of work. The Foreigner with Jackie Chan released in 2017 was not only an excellent film but in my opinion PB's best performance yet. Met him in London at a party in the early 70s very laid back and had long wavy hair!
@rasheemjohnson6739 2 жыл бұрын
He will always be bond to me
@pattilipscomb9898 3 жыл бұрын
Oh, I can't wait to read Pierce's memoirs.
@Modernww2fare 4 жыл бұрын
At least he aged better than Connery, who already looked ancient in the 70s
@michaelfleming8490 4 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy to see Connery in Dr. No and realize he was only roughly 31. He looked much older.
@Wheelio 4 жыл бұрын
@@michaelfleming8490 Plus wasn't he wearing a toupee as well?
@konyina 3 жыл бұрын
Connery looked like a 70 year old grandpa in 1989. And he looked exactly the same for the next 25 years.
@chrishandsome4267 3 жыл бұрын
Zabole Me lol true
@alexanderramsbottom4796 3 жыл бұрын
But boy was the middle aged Sean Connery cooler than ever in the 70s and 80s. Who could ever forget his performance as Henry Jones Sr in the Last Crusade?
@jimmyjones9775 3 жыл бұрын
Pierce Brosnan objectively “looked the most like bond”. It’s indisputable.
@donnarosesidoti5990 11 ай бұрын
Great interview! So down to earth and I agree with him on his environmental views.
@NB-xq4qt 3 жыл бұрын
Always liked him....was great Bond.....and you can tell from his performances he is a man of dignity and decency
@surindersinghjaggi8130 4 жыл бұрын
A great actor and artist
@DanielSadjadian 4 жыл бұрын
The best Bond ever. He looked and sounded the part, he was perfect as Bond ⚡️
@yilderim1924 3 жыл бұрын
Class act and I think that he answered the emotional question of loss quite well.
@poornimaprakash5706 Жыл бұрын
Somehow.. when he sports that sharp moustache and french beard... He becomes a sophisticated posh gentleman on whom we cannot take our eyes off him... Such a stylish man in his 60s.. who could believe..
@tombrown7513 4 жыл бұрын
Memo to interviewer: Remington Steele was the 80s not the 90s.
@DebbiesHomemade 4 жыл бұрын
I still wat h Remington Steele
@dn-bayou 4 жыл бұрын
one of my childhood heros
@zeeshanhussain548 2 жыл бұрын
Most handsome bond and very very attractive personality 😍😘
@bencool5823 3 ай бұрын
I wish we could have had more of him as bond he was a great James bond and deserved a 5th and final film to say goodbye 🎰🎲
@S0mewhat_Damaged 4 жыл бұрын
Have always loved Pierce, easily the best Bond and a true gent.
@mr.n0ne 2 жыл бұрын
Many people actually recognise him with James Bond than with his real name.👍
@strangevibrations 4 жыл бұрын
Such class,such calm,that's Bond right there
@rosileifatima1723 4 жыл бұрын
Que homem lindo e talentoso 🤗🕊️👏👏👏👏👏👏
@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 4 жыл бұрын
The banks of the river Boyne, a heavenly place for a child growing up and exploring. My world also during 1962 and 1966 living in beautiful Navan in Ireland.
@Unborn-Stillborn 4 жыл бұрын
Beautiful Navan .. lol
@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 4 жыл бұрын
It was beautiful to me when I lived there as a child in the 1960s, it was beautiful when I was in Navan during my honeymoon in 1979 and it was beautiful when I worked over there for a week in 2010.
@Unborn-Stillborn 4 жыл бұрын
@@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 where you from ?
@radiogramgramophonetoons5802 4 жыл бұрын
sham sublic...... Now Mid Wales. Born in Upminster in Essex. Moved to Navan in 1962. Left Navan in 1966 Moved to Southampton in UK 31 years ago moved here to Wales
@Unborn-Stillborn 4 жыл бұрын
I was born and live in navan... never heard anyone talk about this town so glowingly...
@beinghuman5010 2 жыл бұрын
This dude is the most wanted James bond that the world has known.
@scandelooch Жыл бұрын
total class, love him❤👍👍
@semperfi7547 3 жыл бұрын
Excelente actor y humano, saludos desde Perú...
@kungtony 4 жыл бұрын
I thought he was Sinn Fein leader Gerry Adams for a minute lol
@nicholasdickens2801 4 жыл бұрын
kungtony Funny you should say that. There is a very fun film called ‘The Foreigner! ‘ I think on Netflix starring Jackie Chan and in the film Pierce plays an Irish politician very much based on Gerry Adams.
@ulster7717 4 жыл бұрын
Gerry would deny that. He denies everything 😀.
@ulster7717 4 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Dickens . The character was based on the Deputy First Minister. That position was held by Martin McGuiness , Gerry’s friend.😀
@paulhatcher8450 4 жыл бұрын
Lol true
@frizzyred1292 4 жыл бұрын
@@ulster7717 haha.
@ambrozpalir 4 жыл бұрын
We need leaders like that !
@semerahpadi4484 4 жыл бұрын
Time seems to fly fast whenever i see my favorite actor turned grey :O Whoaa
@kellirae1577 4 жыл бұрын
Thomas Crown Affair...one of my favorite movies of all time.
@justindoctor7331 4 жыл бұрын
2:06 yes! He still got it
@fjru4325 4 жыл бұрын
I swear I immediately got a smile ear from ear
@ollsmz9887 Жыл бұрын
I can’t wait to see pierce brosnan in black Adam as dr fate aka Kent nelson he’s the perfect choice to be the character.
@spotlight1220 3 жыл бұрын
Great man, Great actor! 💙
@najmikrisnawan189 4 жыл бұрын
he is my fav bond!!!
@mdteletom1288 4 жыл бұрын
There's never any mention of my 2 favorite films with him in them, besides the Bond movies; The Tailor of Panama with Geoffrey Rush and Evelyn.
@naeemtahir2012 4 жыл бұрын
I loved his his Irish accent
@beetleything1864 4 жыл бұрын
Naeem Tahir seems he’s laying it on thicker lately
@TheConorsmithusa 11 ай бұрын
A great English Actor PIERCE BROSNAN!!
@Irish780 5 ай бұрын
He said he was irish but you know better than him😅😅😅😅
@georgetanga6757 Жыл бұрын
I wonder if he'd come back as Remington Steele in a movie! Loved that show
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