To promote the release of the new James Bond
film ''Licence
To Kill' to UK audiences in the summer of 1989, a nervous Timothy
Dalton was the main guest on the top-rated chat show 'Wogan' on
BBC1 in prime time. Earlier in the show, Wogan had talked to cast
members Robert Davi and Talisa
Soto as well as producer Cubby
Broccoli.
When asked what made him accept the role after
being approached previously, Dalton said that he told Cubby:
"If I were to do it, I'd love to take the movies back to
being action
adventure
thrillers for adults." He also mentions that Cubby's wife
Dana had recently found some of Ian Fleming's unpublished notes
and described the character of James Bond as: "A blunt
instrument of government, as a man who is dangerous, ruthless,
morbid, relentless, tenacious...
A man who would sometimes - although determined to get on with
his job - sometimes if he saw a woman in danger he would rescue
her... And then again, sometimes he wouldn't."
"Half the world loves
Roger Moore and half the world loves Sean Connery. You know that
whatever you do, you might end up with everyone in the world
hating you." - Timothy Dalton
