Post by eaz35173 on Aug 18, 2017 8:29:35 GMT -5
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There's more to the interview, but here are his comments regarding Pierce ....
What was it like working with Pierce Brosnan and director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)?
Martin is, out of all the directors I’ve met over the years and worked with over the years, one of the most hard-working directors I’ve met. Really! He’s even more hard-working than I am. [Laughs] He works hard, he’s always prepared.
Pierce Brosnan, well, he’s excellent, very focused on his work. He’s an actor who, I’ll tell you this, there was one day he woke up at 6 [in the morning] and got dressed and ran lines and trained with me and then I said, “Okay, now you’re off to hair and makeup?” And he said, “No, I’m going back to bed,” and I said “What?! You came here just to help me rehearse?! Wow!” I was very emotional; I mean these days, how many actors are there who would do that for you? So I felt, I thought my partners and collaborators were very professional, very hardworking. I was very happy.
Did it ever cross your mind that you were in scenes with a former James Bond?
No, we’re just two actors… I’ve met him before, actually. We were in Africa together once for Miss World [in 1993, when Chan was a judge and Brosnan a presenter], but I never thought we’d get a chance to work together. And I remember through Michelle Yeoh, I’ve also met him, so I’m very happy to get to work with him. On set, he could teach me and help me with my English, and when it came to fighting, I would help him. We worked together really well.
There's more to the interview, but here are his comments regarding Pierce ....
What was it like working with Pierce Brosnan and director Martin Campbell (Casino Royale)?
Martin is, out of all the directors I’ve met over the years and worked with over the years, one of the most hard-working directors I’ve met. Really! He’s even more hard-working than I am. [Laughs] He works hard, he’s always prepared.
Pierce Brosnan, well, he’s excellent, very focused on his work. He’s an actor who, I’ll tell you this, there was one day he woke up at 6 [in the morning] and got dressed and ran lines and trained with me and then I said, “Okay, now you’re off to hair and makeup?” And he said, “No, I’m going back to bed,” and I said “What?! You came here just to help me rehearse?! Wow!” I was very emotional; I mean these days, how many actors are there who would do that for you? So I felt, I thought my partners and collaborators were very professional, very hardworking. I was very happy.
Did it ever cross your mind that you were in scenes with a former James Bond?
No, we’re just two actors… I’ve met him before, actually. We were in Africa together once for Miss World [in 1993, when Chan was a judge and Brosnan a presenter], but I never thought we’d get a chance to work together. And I remember through Michelle Yeoh, I’ve also met him, so I’m very happy to get to work with him. On set, he could teach me and help me with my English, and when it came to fighting, I would help him. We worked together really well.