Sir Roger Moore in Conversation
Pipped to the autobiography post by fellow Bond star Sean Connery, Sir Roger Moore has finally released the story of his life in ‘My Word is My Bond’. On the promotion trail for the new novel, Moore discusses his defining roles in Bond and ‘The Saint’, the late and great David Niven, good Bond baddies, UNICEF and his grandchildren unintentionally humbling him at his refined age of 81.
Opening the session with Sir Roger Moore, this beloved pillar of British cinema was introduced as “a man who many of us have lived vicariously through for much of our lives.” For while the younger generation automatically attach Moore only with James Bond, for much of the nation this statement is an accurate testament to his prevalence and impact on British television and film. His achievements are all the more remarkable for a solider first spotted standing in as a solider on an MGM lot.
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“I always spoke properly because my mother taught me that. If I slurred words I was clipped around the ear, which was very good for me” and here he grinned wickedly, adding “and is why I have this deformed ear.” The deformed ear was not in vain, for as a result of this excellent way of speaking, Moore was always the first choice for standing up in class to read the lesson.
Referring to the months in which children were packed up and sent by train to escape the anticipated German bombing of the capital, Moore shook his head sadly as he replied: “I don’t know how parents did it. Everyone expected that the minute war was declared we would be blitzed immediately.” When it seemed that London was not in imminent danger, Moore returned to his home in Albert Square: “from there I could watch the soldiers being returned from Dunkirk on the trains, all covered in bandages, and that really bought the war home.”
Opening the session with Sir Roger Moore, this beloved pillar of British cinema was introduced as “a man who many of us have lived vicariously through for much of our lives.” For while the younger generation automatically attach Moore only with James Bond, for much of the nation this statement is an accurate testament to his prevalence and impact on British television and film. His achievements are all the more remarkable for a solider first spotted standing in as a solider on an MGM lot.
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At school, were you encouraged at act?
“I always spoke properly because my mother taught me that. If I slurred words I was clipped around the ear, which was very good for me” and here he grinned wickedly, adding “and is why I have this deformed ear.” The deformed ear was not in vain, for as a result of this excellent way of speaking, Moore was always the first choice for standing up in class to read the lesson.
How traumatic were the South London evacuations of 1939?
Referring to the months in which children were packed up and sent by train to escape the anticipated German bombing of the capital, Moore shook his head sadly as he replied: “I don’t know how parents did it. Everyone expected that the minute war was declared we would be blitzed immediately.” When it seemed that London was not in imminent danger, Moore returned to his home in Albert Square: “from there I could watch the soldiers being returned from Dunkirk on the trains, all covered in bandages, and that really bought the war home.”
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