Home Feed
Home
Search
Search
Add Review, Blurb, Quote
Add
Activity
Activity
Profile
Profile
My Word is My Bond
My Word is My Bond: A Memoir | Sir Roger Moore
2 posts | 4 read | 1 to read
One of the most recognizable big-screen stars of the past half-century, Sir Roger Moore played the role of James Bond longer than any other actor. Beginning with the classic Live and Let Die, running through Moonraker and A View to a Kill, Moore brought his finely honed wit and wry charm to one of Hollywood's most beloved and long-lasting characters. Still, James Bond was only one in a lifetime of roles stretching back to Hollywood's studio era, and encompassing stardom in theater and television on both sides of the Atlantic. From The Saint to Maverick, Warner Brothers to MGM, Hollywood to London to extreme locations the world over, Roger Moore's story is one of the last of the classic Hollywood lives as yet untold. Until now. From the dying days of the studio system and the birth of television, to the quips of Nol Coward and David Niven, to the bedroom scenes and outtakes from the Bond movies, Moore has seen and heard it all. Nothing is left outespecially the naughty bits. The "special effects" by which James Bond unzipped a dress with a magnet; the spectacular risks in The Spy Who Loved Me's opening scene; and Moore's preparation for facing down villains (he would imagine they all have halitosis): the stories in My Word is My Bond are priceless. Throughout his career, Moore hobnobbed with the glamorous and powerful, counting Elizabeth Taylor, Jane Seymour, and Cary Grant among his contemporaries and friends. Included are stories of a foul-mouthed Milton Berle, a surly Richard Burton, and a kindhearted Richard Kiel, infamous as Bond enemy Jaws. As much as it is Moore's own exceptional story, My Word is My Bond is a treasure trove of Hollywood history.
Amazon Indiebound Barnes and Noble WorldCat Goodreads LibraryThing
Pick icon
100%
review
rabbitprincess
My Word is My Bond: A Memoir | Roger Moore, Gareth Owen
Pickpick

Quite fun and surprisingly what helped me pull out of a small reading slump. Two sets of photos made this a good memoir! The stories were also consistent with what I‘d read in Love and Let Die, so that was good.

review
OutsmartYourShelf
post image
Pickpick

I was never a Moore fan, especially playing James Bond, as I much preferred Timothy Dalton & Pierce Brosnan in the role. Here Moore does come across as a pretty decent, likeable guy who didn‘t take himself too seriously - including being a practical joker on set.

It turned out to be an interesting read. RIP. 4🌟

Alfoster Agreed! (But I still think Sean Connery was the best)❤️! 4y
21 likes1 comment