Pierce Brosnan reflects on Bond and The Matador

Pierce Brosnan spoke to EntertainmentWise recently about his new DVD release of "The Matador".

“I think that all the films I’ve ever made are personal, even James Bond, because it's so much of myself, so much of who I am as a man and as an actor. You have to invest yourself in every character that you portray”.

His production company – the aptly-named Irish DreamTime – has several big-budget movies in development.

Most keenly-awaited is probably the 'Topkapi Affair', a follow-up to 'The Thomas Crown Affair', the film that really saw him emerge as a full-blown movie star outside the world of 007. Also on their slate is 'Butterfly On The Wheel', a kidnap thriller in which Brosnan really throws away the rulebook and plays the villain, a kidnapper who terrorizes a family after snatching their young daughter.

While the four films that Brosnan starred in as 007 made over a billion dollars worldwide and he established himself at the No.2 spot as the Best Bond, the No.1 spot is still held by Brosnan’s own favorite:

“There was only one Bond for me, and it was Sean Connery. That made the role daunting.”

Today, Brosnan is still reveling in the buzz he got for The Matador - something that certainly never happened for most of the other actors who played Bond - and we may well see him in his tuxedo once again, but this time it will be as he steps up the podium to receive an award. It seems that he’s determined not to get trapped in sharp suits, drinking shaken not stirred martinis:

“Bond is an enigma. He’s smooth and bigger than life, but he’s vague as a personality. It’s a little like doing a period piece. Look, I’m thankful, the role made me an international star. I’ve been in the backwaters of Papua New Guinea and heard, “Hey, Bond.””

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