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Being Known For Bond, Certainly When You're In Foreign Countries, Makes People Curious. You Get To See Presidents Because Their Wives Were Curious; Their Children Were Curious About Bond Or The Saint Or Whatever. Then Once You Have Your Foot Through The Door, You Can Then Let Them See That You're Serious About What You're Talking About, And Not Just A Twit.

-Roger Moore

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Being Known For Bond,

Roger Moore

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Being Known For Bond, Certainly When You're In Foreign Countries, Makes People Curious. You Get To See Presidents Because Their Wives Were Curious; Their Children Were Curious About Bond Or The Saint Or Whatever. Then Once You Have Your Foot Through The Door, You Can Then Let Them See That You're Serious About What You're Talking About, And Not Just A Twit.

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