Have you ever wanted to be James Bond?
Lonelyrider
Posts: 33MI6 Agent
Maybe stupid question, but yes, have you ever wanted to be James Bond 007? (I don't mean times when you were 10 years old or less)
If yes, what kind of Bond would you be like(or would have been*) and how many movies would you like to make? What would you put more to the Bond's style and what would you remove?
If you don't want to be Bond, tell us why? (Because of some reason I think that many guys will choose this option
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I have to say, that I would like to be Bond
Of course I know that I would be way too short and my English is not good enough 8D I would like to take some style from Dalton and put more romance to the stories. If I could be Bond, I would like to make two or three films, not more than that...
What do you think about being Bond? Is it some kind of tabu thing? "Only the best of the best can act James Bond" or "This kind of discussing is a farce! We are too "worthless" fellows to even think about being Bond".
If yes, what kind of Bond would you be like(or would have been*) and how many movies would you like to make? What would you put more to the Bond's style and what would you remove?
If you don't want to be Bond, tell us why? (Because of some reason I think that many guys will choose this option
))I have to say, that I would like to be Bond
Of course I know that I would be way too short and my English is not good enough 8D I would like to take some style from Dalton and put more romance to the stories. If I could be Bond, I would like to make two or three films, not more than that...What do you think about being Bond? Is it some kind of tabu thing? "Only the best of the best can act James Bond" or "This kind of discussing is a farce! We are too "worthless" fellows to even think about being Bond".
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I can join you that many ordinary people could be good Bonds. I'm unhappy because I'm so short
However I suppose grey-haired guitar-playing Grandpas need not apply!
Anyhoo, I haven't wanted to be Bond since I was maybe twelve.
I was facing the sun when it was taken. I don't normally look so stern.
You mean I'm not ?
Damn !
Of course you aren't...because I am :007)
...in my dreams
Of course I'd love the job...but an American of German descent wouldn't be on Eon's short list. In addition, I'm actually too large (6'4", 240 lbs) and too old (46 next month!)
"I am not an entrant in the Shakespeare Stakes." - Ian Fleming
"Screw 'em." - Daniel Craig, The Best James Bond EverTM
I'll be 46 in two weeks.
Actually, most do think I'm in my late thirties when seeing me in person. I don't always look this wrinkled up.
Of course kids think I'm an old man, and old men think I'm a kid.
I thought the awkward age used to be 20 something. What happened?
So if producers will show my lines very very beforehand (that I can learn to pronounce those nicely) and short Bond is not bad, then I'm the man for the role
At least I'm young!
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in fact that very small picture plays me
Fiona: But of course, I forgot your ego, Mr. Bond. James Bond, who only has to make love to a woman and she starts to hear heavenly choirs singing.
I don’t know any male who doesn’t want to be like Bond. I’d love to be, minus being beaten to an inch of my life, tortured and shot at. The lifestyle would be excellent.
Alas, I couldn't even be 003 1/2.
I'm tall enough, have the right looks and would play the part well B-)
However I'm only 26, maybe in 10-15 years. I'll settle for a 2 picture deal and show timmy boy how to leave a lasting mark with 2 films
Trouble is, I'm of Chinese origin, so unless the makeup artists can produce some magic and make me look European, I don't think I'm eligible. Not only that, I'm too short (172cm), I have a pot belly, and various scars on my abdomen which would make shooting topless scenes with Bond girls unworkable. I shouldn't have any troubles with the language side of it, having lived in Australia for 18 years - and some of my friends even think I sound more English than Australian (having been influenced by watching lots of Bond films when I was developing my English language skills!).
As for what kind of Bond I'd be, the Fleming kind would be my answer. Very much Dalton-like. I have already read the entire series of Ian Flemings' Bond novels, and if I were given the role, I'd not only read it over again, I'd study and analyse the character as it is written.
Roger Moore 1927-2017
Money - Bond always has to go to work, the Supervillains, all gazillionaires, sit around in their captain's chair all day, stroking their pussy, and poising their diabolical weapons at another hapless nation.
Job Stress - M ****es off Bond, all he can do is storm out of the office. The Supervillain gets peeved, he presses a button, one of his cohorts falls thru a chute in the floor into some ghastly demise(pool of pirhanas, sharks, etc.) I think many jobs would be less stressful, if you could do in a coworker, now and then.
Women - Bond has to wheedle, cajole and devise clever banter to get the girl. Supervillain(no matter how butt-ugly he is) pops out the checkbook, and Voila! instant babe magnet.
Comfort - Whenever Bond talks to Supervillain, he's usually tied or chained to something. Sv always has that nice plush chair. Bond has to fight his way thru countless badguys, just to get to Sv, whereas Sv only has to fight Bond.
Health Benefits - When's the last time you saw a doctor walk up to Supervillain and say "I'm sorry Mr. Bloefeld, but it seems we've found a malignant tumor. You will need a lengthy stay in the hospital and lot's of treatment!". They usually get dispatched quickly by Bond, saving a long tedious demise.
I'll be Stromberg, Goldfinger or Bloefeld, thank you.
Hence, my statement about the health benefits.