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" He's a fantastic actor, Kelsey Grammer. You don't have that kind of career without having a talent, without having something to say and to give to an audience. "

Pierce Brosnan

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Audience

Career

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" You're always going to have to prove yourself, because acting is such a capricious game. "

" I love the ukulele. It's got a beautiful, melodic tone to it. There's something innocent and romantic, and it's just a grand instrument to play. "

" Being some country lad from the banks of the River Boyne, I never wanted to be wealthy. I was driven by artistic intention. "

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

" 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. "

" I paint landscapes, figuratives. I painted all my life. In fact, I started as a commercial artist. "

" I'd been brought up on... American TV: 'Lou Grant,' 'Starsky & Hutch;' 'Gilligan's Island.' "

Pierce Brosnan

American

" In 1981, I borrowed 2,000 pounds - a lot of money back then - paid 50 quid for a seat, packed my own sandwich, and hopped on a plane to America. It was a mighty leap, but one that paid off. A week later, I got a job called 'Remington Steele.' "

" 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. "

" The fin whale is the second largest whale species on Earth, weighing up to 80 tons. "

Pierce Brosnan

Second

Whale

" Must whales and dolphins be subjected to deafening noise that will cause more than 3.5 million instances of temporary and/or permanent hearing loss? For species that depend on hearing for survival - to find food, migrate, and communicate - any hearing loss could be catastrophic. As one scientist noted, a deaf whale is a dead whale. "

" Daniel Craig is brilliant as Bond: there is no question about that. But it's a different Bond. It's the cross pollination of 'The Bourne Identity' and 'James Bond;' that kind of style of filmmaking. "

" My life started on the banks of the Boyne in County Meath. Navan is the name of the town; only me, Mom, Dad. "

Pierce Brosnan

Started

Name

" I love color. When I paint, I use a lot of color. I love art that has a vibrancy of color and compositions. I adore the Impressionists, and I'm influenced strongly by them as a self-taught artist. "

" I thought 'Moulin Rouge' was inspirational, and 'Jesus Christ Superstar' I loved. "

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

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

" When I went to America, I spoke so much about who I was and gave so much away in a confessional, Irish, story-telling way that I suddenly realised I had given up a lot of myself. I had to shut up. "

Pierce Brosnan

America

Shut Up

" I have no desire to look at myself. "

" Action films can be like watching paint dry. You can just die in the trailer waiting for them to set up a shot, then you go out for a few minutes or an hour of endurance testing. "

" If I knew I could never come back to Ireland, to England, I think I'd fall off the tree. "

" I was trained as an actor and taught to believe at a very young age that I could be anything and do anything, and then you find yourself painted into a corner by your own image or persona. "

" I was aware that I was not getting the good acting roles because I was either too handsome, too pretty or whatever. I was being judged in ways that left me nowhere to go. You have to be patient. "

Pierce Brosnan

You

Patient

" I've had my face sliced open one day. Stunt man went one way, and I went the same way and had a few stitches. "

" Certain projects find you at the right time. "

" The scripts don't come pouring in; I have to fight for every part. "

" Actors have an innate sense of self and humanity, the good ones do, and of being generous of heart and generous of spirit. "