Stunt co-ordinator Vic Armstrong talks about his career with Bond

Stunt co-ordinator (and Die Another Day 2nd unit director) Vic Armstrong has talked to the BBC about his career in stunt work and his involvement with the Bond franchise over the years:

"Bond films are the ultimate job for a stuntman. It is a labour of love - and I get to try out the cars,"

"Action sequences can take weeks to prepare for just a few seconds of screen time - that is why the cinema is so magical. It suspends time and belief but, as in Bond, appears achievable,"

"There is nothing I would not do, but modern techniques enable us to make it appear that the viewer has seen something. We are in the business of illusion and not to be confused with daredevils."

"I enjoy what I am doing now as much as when I started... I am paid fabulously well - and I could not do what the actors do."

Thanks to Simon for the alert.

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