Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.
When I was doing Bond, I was always being sent scripts to play the derring-do hero, with explosions going on all around.
Of course I am frustrated with regard to extreme poverty, to violence that never seems to cease.
Maybe come to think about it, that is the sign of an extrovert, in any event I have always from the earliest of ages found it difficult to wander into a restaurant on my own.
My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow.'
I do a lot of cooking; we eat a lot of fish, but I try not to make fattening things.
We also have favourite place in France, called Charlot Premier in Nice, which does excellent oysters.
It's very tempting to over-eat all the bad things when you're on a film set.
Over the next two years UNICEF will focus on improving access to and the quality of education to provide children who have dropped out of school or who work during school hours the opportunity to gain a formal education!
Oh yes, I love gadgets.
I replaced Jim Garner in 'Maverick.' I replaced George Sanders in 'The Saint.' I've replaced everybody.
Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.
Teach love, generosity, good manners and some of that will drift from the classroom to the home and who knows, the children will be educating the parents.
You can either grow old gracefully or begrudgingly. I chose both.
My parents adored me, and I had a very happy childhood, so maybe I just sort of expect to be loved.
The wonderful thing about age is that your knees don't work as well, you can't run down steps quite as easily and obviously you can't lift heavy weights. But your mind doesn't feel any different.
I am a mixture of idealist and realist.
When I filmed 'Live And Let Die' with Jane Seymour, I kept my socks on in bed, as it was such a cold set.
What was good about 'Moonraker' was that we had Jaws back, because after 'The Spy Who Loved Me,' he became a well-loved villain.
The knighthood for my humanitarian work meant more than if it had been for my acting.
