Pierce Brosnan quotes

Pierce Brosnan is an Irish actor and film producer, widely recognized for his portrayal of James Bond in the popular film franchise. His performances have earned him international fame and numerous accolades. He continues to act in a variety of film genres and is also active in environmental activism. Here are 25 of his quotes:

I had to have some balls to be Irish Catholic in South London. Most of that time I spent fighting.

Pierce Brosnan

We owe it to our children to be better stewards of the environment. The alternative? - a world without whales. It's too terrible to imagine.

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When people don't believe in you, you have to believe in yourself.

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I'm one of those guys who believes that you need a strong woman in your life.

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It's the ultimate goal every day you wake up, to be happy. At the end of the week, you want to be happy. Happy in love, happy in work, happy in life, happy with yourself. It's pretty simple.

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During my early years as an actor, Bond was never a desire, but when Cassie was playing in For Your Eyes Only, then, of course, it became a joke. I would do my own impersonations of James Bond. Just for fun. Just driving her home from work, or going out, or talking about her experience on it. But even so, it was not an ambition to play James Bond. I had my sights set on other aspects of the work.

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It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners - which I loathed - and I always felt phony doing them.

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Oh, humiliation is poisonous. It's one of the deepest pains of being human.

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Acting allows me to explore new worlds, to discover characters by delving into their lives, and ultimately to become someone else entirely.

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You can get totally messed up trying to please everyone with what you do, but ultimately, you have to please yourself.

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To my eye, women get sexier around 35. They know a thing or two, and knowledge is always alluring.

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For me, acting is doing.

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Some people have a tendency to get knocked down in this business and sulk and whine, and they just create a rod for their back, really. You have to have broad shoulders and get through it.

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Dark comedy is very difficult. You have to bring the audience in and push them away at the same time.

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My mother was the prettiest woman in the town. He was a bit older than her. They made me. And he split.

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People should be allowed to marry, and gay marriage should be out there. If a man or a woman has a good partner and they love each other with their heart and soul, let them marry. I am very much for gay marriage.

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That's it. I've said all I've got to say on the world of James Bond.

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I think you make the best with what you've got, you know? Sometimes you have very little. And you just always try to rise to higher ground, because you're going to suffer one way or the other, so you just hope that you have strength and perseverance and good friends and faith, some kind of faith, to endure and move on to greener pastures.

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This man called President Bush has a lot to answer for. I don't know if this man is really taking care of America. This government has been shameful.

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I don't see myself as the 'Hunk of the Month'.

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I'm an actor first and foremost. My producing credentials are just to say, "Yeah, I love this story and now let's bring the people, the ensemble together," and I get out of the way. I have no desire to check on schedules and shooting schedules and money and stuff like that.

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I should like to think that we'll find peace on this Earth at some point and come to a collective consciousness of COMPASSION for each other, where we say, 'Enough! Let us live as one!'

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