Roger Moore, in addition to being the oldest person so far to portray British secret agent James Bond, was in my humble opinion, the most dapper of the 007s.
And unlike other the actors who have played Bond, Moore took a somewhat lighthearted approach to the role:
To me, the Bond situations are so ridiculous, so outrageous. I mean, this man is supposed to be a spy and yet, everybody knows he’s a spy. Every bartender in the world offers him martinis that are shaken, not stirred. What kind of serious spy is recognized everywhere he goes? It’s outrageous. So you have to treat the humor outrageously as well. My personality is entirely different than previous Bonds. I’m not that cold-blooded killer type. Which is why I play it mostly for laughs.
I was also interested to learn that Moore suffers from hoplophobia, a fear of weapons and guns. A tad ironic really…
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