Sir Roger George Moore KBE (14 October 1927 – 23 May 2017) was an English actor. He is best known for playing Ian Fleming's fictional British secret agent James Bond in seven feature films from 1973 to 1985.
There is nothing glamorous about death.
I'm the fourth best James Bond.
We all have a responsibility in life to do what we can to help those less fortunate.
Creating a character on or off the stage is an escape.
I was born in London, so going there is always a treat.
Rowing is a simple sport stuffed up by experts
Tony and I had a good on and off screen relationship, we are two very different people, but we did share a sense of humor, we now live in different parts of the world but when we find ourselves in the same place it is more or less as if there had been no years in between.
I would love to be remembered as one of the greatest Lears or Hamlets.
Bond was escapism, but not meant to be imitated in real life.
The new Bond film, will be a big, big hit, because every Bond film is an event. Fathers take their sons to it; probably grandfathers. It's been a long time, and I think that the success of Bond is because the audiences have never been cheated by the producers. They always spend every penny, put it on the screen, and then the things that people expect to see in a Bond film - big action scenes, glamorous ladies - it's pure escapism.
Over the next two years UNICEF will focus on improving access to and the quality of education to provide children who have dropped out of school or who work during school hours the opportunity to gain a formal education!
My acting range has always been something between the two extremes of 'raises left eyebrow' and 'raises right eyebrow. '
I never liked guns, I hate them, I always blink before they go off.
Go out there and thrill me.
Some are blessed with musical ability, others with good looks. Myself, I was blessed with modesty.
Not only am I a spender, I have had a couple of business people in the past who have been spending my money quite happily.
I am a mixture of idealist and realist.
I loved my mother and father.
I must admit that I was in total awe of Stewart Granger. He was my idol.
I believe it is better to be prepared for illness than to wait for a cure.