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It never felt real to me. I never felt I had complete ownership over Bond. Because you'd have these stupid one-liners - which I loathed - and I always felt phony doing them.

Pierce Brosnan

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Pierce Brosnan
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: May 16
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