Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brosnan
Pierce Brendan Brosnan OBE Honis an Irish actor and film producer who after leaving comprehensive school at age 16, began training in commercial illustration. He then went on to train at the Drama Centre in London for three years. Following a stage acting career he rose to popularity in the television series Remington Steele, which blended the genres of romantic comedy, drama, and detective procedural. After the conclusion of Remington Steele, Brosnan appeared in films such as the Cold War...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth16 May 1953
CityDrogheda, Ireland
CountryIreland
I have had a singing teacher in L.A. for many, many years just to work on my voice as an actor.
I had a theatre company years ago when I was a young man, and we would do street theater. This guy did a workshop one day on fire eating, and I participated, and it was just one of those party tricks that you learn. My last endeavor doing that was with the Muppets, back in 1995 or something like that. And I haven't done it since.
He has an intensity, and a great voice. He's very fearless, and he's got a good body of work in the cinema already. They wanted to make a shift, play with more character.
I have said to my agents, 'I want to work. I want to play character roles.'
It's good to like yourself, and that only comes from hard work, from doing. But vanity is dangerous; it can trip you badly.
There's a wonderful stable of directors I've worked with, and work I've done that has dignity and meaningfulness.
I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976.
Susanne Bier's work I've always really enjoyed. She's just such a great filmmaker; she's very cool and very sexy - that always helps, too.
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.
There will be time enough some day to work less.
There's nothing like working with the best actors possible, and if you have a piece of material like, 'Long Way Down' or 'Love Punch,' which allows you to play, then it's just a joy to go to work.
The only thing I see here with the celebrities is that they do go overseas, like Pierce Brosnan - who's not even an American citizen, he's an Irishman, unfortunately - and they present a perception of America that's flat-out not true. For that they should be chastised.
Turning 60 had an impact on my heart and soul, I must say, because you're dealing with time: past, present, and future. You suddenly realize you've come down the road quite a ways.
brought the tone, and he brought it hard and fast. He picked up and carried Sunset, which was really a small film, and made this popcorn piece. It was kind of wobbly for a while. God, there were times I was cursing him out, cursing the writers out. I don't like it when it gets shaky like that.