There's a strong possibility that Pierce Brosnan is full of CRAP.

[Bush_Eats_Beef]

After he got tossed from the Bond series, he bemoaned the fact that he had "finally gotten the character right" and was disappointed that there wouldn't be more opportunities to play the role. NOW he's GLAD that he was dumped. I'm thinkin' sour grapes.

Confessions of a former James Bond
Pierce Brosnan feels 'liberation' from old spy role

Monday, January 16, 2006; Posted: 1:49 p.m. EST (18:49 GMT)



NEW YORK (AP) -- The burnt-out hit man Pierce Brosnan plays in "The Matador" cowers in a stairwell after another botched job, reduced to tears, blubbering: "I'm a wreck. I'm a parody."

The 52-year-old actor appreciates how those words might have haunted his real-life career if he hadn't been cashiered from Bond. "I certainly connected with the line. It's rife with sweet irony," Brosnan says. "I certainly didn't want to become a parody." But, as he puts it, "That problem got solved without me having to do anything" -- except take a phone call informing him that after four James Bond movies, his services were no longer needed.

"You know going into that gig that someday the door is going to close on it. You're not sure when. And you've seen guys who kind of stayed too long on the stage and then you saw ones that just kind of came and went in the blink of an eye," he notes. (Roger Moore and George Lazenby, anyone?)

While he was admittedly miffed at first, Brosnan is now glad he got 86'd from 007. "With the chapter of Bond past now, there is a wonderful sense of liberation and freedom from having to carry that part," he says. "You have more ownership of your life and the direction your life is going to go and choices of parts. And 'The Matador' is kind of a really wonderful transitional time. Serendipitous, really."

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/16/film.piercebrosnan.ap/index.html

[Blue_Tires]

1. i read the story when he was first released from the role

and he seemed pretty upbeat and optimistic about it....as a bond fan myself, there are no hard feelings in either way, and I'm glad he is able to pursue other roles he wants more

[terrya]

2. I think he was always pissed that he was passed over for Bond...

in favor of Timothy Dalton. I recall reading that he wanted to play Bond for a long time.

Yeah, it could be sour grapes. But what is Brosnan bitching about? He is getting some good roles nowadays...roles that garner critical acclaim (and perhaps award winning roles). Bond, I'm sure, was a nice big fat paycheck...but, come on, he was never going to win an Academy Award for it. :eyes:

[Beware the Beast Man]

5. Didn't they choose Dalton because-

Brosnan couldn't get out of his "Remington Steele" contract? I'd be bitter too.

[democracyindanger]

6. Yep.

I remember that happening. Brosnan was the obvious choice for the next Bond back then, but because of all the press he was getting about it the Steele producers refused to let him out of his contract. I think the show only lasted another season after that, doubly screwing Brosnan.

[DS1]

3. I can see why someone would be glad to be away from it

Being "Bond" is almost like being a pro-athlete, you've got to suck up to your owners and maintain a professional image at all times. They own you.

[Deja Q]

4. Pity he didn't consult his bosses before; who were content with parody...

Parody brings in big bucks. And the Bond of the 90s was a lot of self-parody.