1977: ROGER MOORE on The Spy Who Loved Me | Ask Aspel | Classic Celebrity Interview | BBC Archive
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- Roger Moore answers questions from viewers and host Michael Aspel about his latest role in The Spy Who Loved Me, the debonair actor's third outing as super spy James Bond.
Is the submersible Lotus Esprit really waterproof? Does he aspire to direct more in future? Does he do his own stunts? How big is Richard Kiel, and what metal were Jaws' teeth made out of? Who would win in a fight, James Bond or The Saint?
Originally broadcast 21 September, 1977.
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The fact that he could play James Bond and yet still be such a humble, polite gentleman is such a wonderful testament to Roger's character. Wish he was still with us.
He's not my favourite Bond, but he's definitely the Bond I'd most like to have a drink with off-screen. Connery was apparently nice to the fans but hated talking about his Bond days, and Craig is by all accounts (I've met his daughter's teacher, his tailor and his maid on separate occasions) a miserable bugger who doesn't like any questions about his roles or fans talking to him in general (the maid I knew served him for 2 weeks, and at the end of it asked if she could just have a quick selfie with him and was rudely declined). Can't say anything about the other three, they always seem nice enough in interviews, but- Brosnan aside- they're not exactly iconic Bond performers anyway, so for a Bond fan like myself the conversation would hardly be as interesting anyway🤷♂️
The first bond premiere I went to, was brosnons last stint. What a night.
The after show party in Kensington Gardens was amazing.
@@Morefreebiesthe last brosnan flick dealt with the north korean stuff and co-starred the black chick right?
@@CharlesHanson-Whitmore yes
Wish he was too, incredibly funny character, talented and a complete gentlemen
Such an effortlessly charming, totally affable gentleman. One of a kind!
Same to you, Calvin!
Couldn’t have put it better myself Calvin! Have I seen you somewhere before… 😂
Yo calvin wassup
Roger Moore was a true gentleman in every way.
Rob G
And you base your knowledge all on an interview? I would not count on your unreliable judgement for anything.
@cliff heywood
Full of crap...
@cliff heywood
Even Tarzan speaks better that you!
@@redblade8160 chip on your shoulder? Did get any Saturday night? Low self esteem?
Why were shirt collars so big in the 1970s? They looked awful!
That voice, amazing, the best Bond ever. RIP Sir Roger Moore, sadly missed
When he died the stories emerged about Roger. Every one with no exception featured him being kind, funny, charming or all three. A real gentleman and nice guy.
So self deprecating. Love Rog!
Absolutely, all great compliments, from what I have seen. How many famous celebrities can claim that these days? 🤔
@@SawItComingNotAww, let me see …Puff Daddy? how about Kanye?
@@AlcibiadesMD What the hell are you talking about?
3 years in the army, 9 years in Hollywood during the golden age, 10 years making Ivanhoe and The Saint then 12 years being James Bond. How do you top that lot, 30 years as UNICEF ambassador. Sir Roger, you were a legend
Plus the most kindest actor ever! Richard Kiel and Vijay said Moore was so kind and humble! We don't see this class anymore.
Nobody Does It Better
My favorite actor as a boy. I grew up with Moore's Bond and was utterly obsessed with it. RIP Sir Roger.
Me too.
Greetings from Perú 😊🤩🤓
Quite true... Those who grew up during the early seventies would vouch this... It was Roger Moore' s Bond all through the seventies upto mid eighties.... He gave seven wonderful movies... Seven gems 👌 It would be unimaginable to picture anybody other than Moore as James Bond.
@@vintubeable I was born in 1972. The first time I saw him as Bond was in Live and Let Die when it was on TV in June 1982 - followed by Spy who loved me later in the year. He became my favourite Bond!
I met him outside theatre in Belfast very genuine man and gentleman and spends time with his fans as the song says .. nobody does it better .. rip what a legacy he's left
Rog was a real specimen. Tall, even featured, humble and suave. He was my Bond by default because of my age so obviously my favourite.
Terrible actor
Very good actor.....
Roger’s performance as Bond is probably least faithful to the Fleming source material but he is my fave too. I always saw his Bond as more of a suave Charismatic man of leisure who weaves his social life into his missions and has fun bring a spy. For that version of Bond, it’s hard to imagine any actor other than Roger playing it better.
I salute you John Battalgazi! 😉🇬🇧
I have just read 'A bientot' his last book which I actually found in a phone box in France?
I am going to tell myself that as I never got to meet him, this was a gift... from... Let's say the universe.
This book is hilarious.
Yes
What I love bout Roger Moore is that he is self deprecating. Marvellous and entertaining and intelligent.
Roger was as hard as nails. Numerous actors commented that Roger was built like a brick. Phenomenal actor and a brilliant human being.
I have read elsewhere that he had a “funny-looking”walk. Did he lumber?
Built like a brick!? Really? And as for hard as nails... he has stated he hates violence & a producer once commented he was terrified of insects.
@@southlondon86 being ‘hard as bricks’ doesn’t mean one likes or enjoys getting involved in violence. As for being frightened of insects so what, people all have different fears, e.g it’s fairly well known that Jet Li hates the sound of gunfire and guns, and also hates fighting…in real life he treads quite a peaceful path compared to his onscreen persona….and yet many consider him ‘hard as nails’. Definitely not someone, one would want to antagonise lol
As the saying goes, it’s the quiet ones you need to look out for, not the thugs beating their chests trying to prove themselves…usually against smaller people / timid people.
@@southlondon86 Hating violence is a commendable thing. Terrified of insects? Many of us have some weakness.
@@Cool2BCeltic I never said it wasn’t commendable. I have read numerous times that he wasn’t tough. I like him a lot, definitely better movies than Craig in my opinion.
Roger remains one of my very favourite Bonds.
Absolute British Legend! Suave and Sophisticated, but very 'self depreciating ' always laughing at himself ! I Loved him! RIP Roger Moore! dx
Just googled the definition of gentleman and it comes up with Sir Roger Moore.
LOL
excellent
It comes up with my name to 😛 , Roger was one of the nicest actors in the 60s 70s 80s 👏😊
Best Bond ever. Loved his tongue-in-cheek humour and facial expressions.
Roger once commented that the character of Bond was total bollocks, and that is how he potrayed him.
The Man who haunted himself
Brilliant movie.
THAT'S what it's called!!! Yes, brilliant example of a movie from that time. Probably my favourite Moore film (excluding Live and Let Die, but that's my favourite Jane Seymour film really!)
North Sea Hijack was also a great film. They threw away the mould when they made Sir Roger Moore. A true gentleman, sadly missed.
"The Spy Who Loved Me" is one of my favorite 007 films. Roger Moore has always been my favorite.
It IS the greatest Bond movie.... period!
One of the most iconic theme songs too
@@user-ve5ln5le9y 💯
@@kadiummusic Agreed
Sir Rog will always be my James Bond . But his personal style, manner, bearing and humor also made him a role model to emulate . I always say that he deserved a percentage of the sales for every Blazer jacket I've bought in my life.
This is golden stuff. Roger was so gracious, cartoonishly confident yet comically self-effacing, a lovely man.
He must have been a favourite to interview.
It's uncanny how similar Michael and Roger sound, too!
Very likable Roger Moore. He never got carried away with himself or the movie industry. He was always self deprecating and with tremendous humour and he was great in everything he acted in, and that includes Bond.
Roger Moore was the real James Bond .
Aspel is terrible. The 'Mmm' sounds he makes and the barrage of questions, terrible interviewing!
A great bloke who I’m sure we all miss terribly. Only one Roger.
The first 007 film I saw at the cinema was The Spy Who Loved Me, I still yearn for a white Lotus Esprit 🙏🏻
RIP Sir Roger
And a 2.3 V6 Taunus or mark 4 Cortina lol
@@stevehillier7018 and a set of steel capped teeth.
I'll sell you mine when I decide to sell it :-)
Interviews were so much better in the past.
My Favourite 007 of all time, such a suave & sophisticated Bond
Indeed. Loved the tongue in cheek humour.
So cool. A natural for the part of Bond. I remember the first time I saw Roger Moore on the big screen playing James Bond in Live and Let Die. It was so good I went back four times to watch it again and again. Nobody Does it Better!
Roger’s performance as Bond is probably least faithful to the Fleming source material but he is my fave Bond. I always saw his Bond as more of a suave Charismatic man of leisure who weaves his social life into his missions and has fun bring a spy. For that version of Bond, it’s hard to imagine any actor other than Roger playing it better.
True. The novel The Spy Who Loved Me was not really a Bond novel, as he only appeared in the last couple of chapters. The movie was essentially a remake of Thunderball. Moonraker was also completely re-written. And the Moore Bond movies had a heavier comedic element than the Connery films. Still, I watched and enjoyed them all.
I thought he played the snob/conissuer part of Fleming's Bond perfectly though 👌
It has become a common view that Fleming's Bond was closer to the thuggish side of Sean Connery or even Daniel Craig.
I've read all the novels and I disagree. Fleming admitted that his character was a combination of persons he knew, and a bit of himself.
Roger Moore's Bond certainly errs on the Ian Fleming side of the character, and is no less genuine.
If I would have the opportunity to invite any six guests from history at a dinner, Roger would be one of them.
Me too!
Loved his movies. The Spy Who Loved Me is my fav Bond film. His movies were memorable unlike daniel craig’s boring trash.
My favorite bond ever.
No more men like him tbh; a real man who acted and dressed like a real man
Never realised how bad an interview Aspel actually was. RM brilliant as ever
Aspel was dreadful. Loved getting the last word in..
Aspel was always a condescending prat.
He cant start a conversation. Roger Moore just delivers the standard answers that he's done before because he certainly cant open up about things with Aspel.
Aspel was just dry. All scripted and no conversation.
Yeah we were too young to realise then. Plus it's the way TV was. Even kids' TV was sometimes brutal when interviewing children
I love Roger Moore. My favorite Bond. RIP. ❤️
You don't get many charming gentlemen like Roger Moore any more and I lived in South Kensington for 6 years recently !
Just imagine sitting there knowing you've got a new hit Bond movie out there and in a short space of time you'll be off filming The Wild Geese with Richard Burton and Richard Harris.. Brilliant.
The Spy Who Loved Me is the last great Bond film.
70s-80s was an amazing time for films. Great actors who you never got tired of watching again and again.
He mentioned Wild Geese.That was a proper boys own film . I mean working with Burton and Harris must have been an experience.I grew up through the 70,s and always will think Moore was the man as James Bond.Always a bit tongue in cheek.Danial Craig arguably the closest to the actual man Flemming wrote but not as entertaining.My favorite Bond movie with Moore possibly A view to a Kill because Walkden played a superb villian.
Love wild geese👍👍👍
Aspel's interviewing was awful. Moore was the perfect interviewee
Roger is a legend. Why does the BBC not add full episodes of shows such as Ask Aspel, Wogan, Tomorrow's World etc to iPlayer?
Probably because a lot of them weren’t recorded or the tapes were wiped! Also, some of them are topical in nature!
Moneypenny actress, Lois Maxwell said it the best: Connery for a boyfriend on you Saturday night, Moore for a husband
An excellent film, great opening title sequence, fun sequences, a dastardly villain, a beautiful tough woman spy, so much nostalgia now for this one....
Wow, Aspel is AWFUL here! Not really listening to the answers and certainly not responding to them interactively, just waiting for the chance to ask the next question.
I think this was part of why Parkinson was so popular - he actually conversed with his guests. I know it's a different format, but still....
Roger Moore came across very well here!
Agree, Aspel a terrible interviewer here - totally unappreciative of Roger's dry humour as well.
What a lovely gentleman. He was the Bond of my era growing up. Very sadly missed indeed.
The only man kicked out of hollywood for being to handsome
The actresses of the day like lana turner susan hayward the 50's lot didnt like working with him because he was focused on more than them and they got pissed off with it and they refused to make any movies with him
He always had this sly, witty, charm, And that's what I love about his character portrayal.
Wish Sir Roger Moore was still with us , I could listen to him for hours
The thing that's always struck me about Roger Moore, in his acting and his interviews, is his smiling eyes. I would have loved to chat to him, because I'd have known that he was incredibly intelligent, but without judgement or malice in his thoughts while talking to me. Playful, but genuine. A true gent, and someone who through The Saint, The Persuaders, and Bond, gave me huge enjoyment as a young lad obsessed with tv and movies, as well as a role model to emulate in terms of being decent to others.
If only interviewers were like this in this day and age, effortlessly asking questions and allowing the interviewee to respond in such a comfortable manner. Roger was a true gentleman and I’m glad that I watched this today.
I know!
The way Moore plays up his "dad joke" on Kiel's height as being lame himself is too good.
Mr Roger Moore is a true gentleman and well spoken. Mr Roger Moore is every part James Bond. Good interview by Mr Michael Aspel.
roger was not my fav bond, that said the spy who loved me is still my fav bond movie, go figure
The BEST bond. RIP Sir Roger Moore
Not my favorite Bond actor, but Moore made some of my favorite Bond movies. "The Man With The Golden Gun", "The Spy Who Loved Me" and "Moonraker".
A lot of people say that Daniel Craig is the best Bond actor, which might be true, but his Bond movies are not among my favorites. Just too heavy-handed.
I think the Moore Bonds definitely had the best stunts, particularly the Reme Julienne car work.
I saw the Bond Lotus Esprit at a car show in London decades ago. Iconic car. The spy who loved me is definitely the high point of Roger's Bond films. He steered it towards family friendly adventure films. The fantastic soundtracks were always an important element of the film. The music is lacking in the more recent films. They just chuck in Monty Norman's Bond theme to remind everyone it's a Bond film.
Nothing says "family friendly" like hopping in the sack with two or three women per film.
@TheMICMusicInspirationChannel
Haha yeah. In the early Bond films more was made of Bond the ladies man but there was nothing graphic. Most of those were rated PG and can be seen on TV these days on a Sunday afternoon unedited. The objectification of women is of course another question and those Bond films wouldn't have the same script today and are really anachronistic and are usually viewed as "of their time".
@@paulioannou9675 At least he wasn't some dirty ol' homosexer or some such.
learned to chat ladies up back in the day thanks to Roger Moore
What a wonderful voice he had. He made the English language a pleasure to listen to.
The best Bond of course !
Roger Moore from Stockwell and Michael Appel from Battersea. Both did quite well😎👌
06:51 Love Roger's reaction to his own joke lol
Aspel is so wooden, Roger up for a bit of banter as always. Pure gentleman
God he's smooth .
His first four are my favorite Bond films. I first watched Moore in those movies as a teen in the 70s-80s. When I finally saw Connery I was not as impressed. Moore was my guy.
Great interview showcasing what a true professional Sir Roger Moore was .
A true hero. He keeped the franchise alive.
I had the pleasure of attending Sir Roger’s autobiography signing at Waterstone’s in Norwich in 2009.
He asked me “why aren’t you in school, young boy?”
I was supposed to be in IT class!
Class act. Sadly missed.
I still prefer Sean Connery as the best Bond - Goldfinger is my all time favourite - but Roger Moore brought his own (ie suave) persona to the role.
I think overall I liked more Roger, Bond movies than Connery ones.
Sean is my least favourite Bond! Goes to show how different people are!
This guy was great
Didn't take life seriously or fame,much like David Niven,liked a laugh , that's what made them so endearing ,amongst other things.
The best Bond ' though Sean Connery was good too ' and Tim Dalton in his own way ' Moore was my generation and fav.
"Hello, Alan." - Roger Moore's briefest TV interview in its entirety, with Alan Partridge, BBC2, Sept. 16 1994
Watching Roger as Bond you could see how much he enjoyed it (especially in comparison to Sean in You Only Live Twice).
I grew up watching James Bond movies on TBS which were mainly Roger Moore films. I like him as James Bond slightly more than the rest. All had their good points but Moore played the humorous side of Bond better.
The best Bond ever! R.i.p. man.
Roger Moore is the best bond there was
My favourite Bond. Roger was a true gent.
Proper British gentlemen like the man he portrays to be on screen.
Nice to hear The Persauders mentioned, i always thought that had the greatest John Barry theme tune and opening titles of any show.
Yeah,what a piece of music,my father passed away in December and in the hospital I played this music to him,he loved the show,makes me well up every time I hear it.
Yes, great tune. I remember buying the single as a kid. I'll have to get my old records out and see if I still have it.
@@dps8435 Sorry for your loss mate
@@JimMorrisonsboots thank you,just makes that incredible piece of music more relevant,always has happy memories,wish I had the talent he had to compose that.
Agreed 100%.
The Persuaders was an absolute classic.
Shame only 2 series were made as Roger Moore was cast in “Live & Let Die” which put a stop on any future productions.
Good ol' Rog. He always brings a smile to my face. And The Wild Geese (which he mentions here) turned out to be an excellent film.
Superb movie
I always enjoy The Wild Geese. A great cast, and probably my favourite Roger Moore film.
He did a great job bringing Sean Flynn to life.
The Mafia stuff at the beginning wasn't so good. But "in the field" he was fantastic.
@@BrianRPaterson mad Mike hoare was the military advisor . It showed .
@@BrianRPaterson dark of the sun is also worth seeing 1968.
My fave non bond film
Terrible interviewer quite hostile , doesn’t get the best out of Roger. Typical BBC.
The wild geese! See it if you haven’t 👌
Always a pleasure to listen to Roger Moore , very funny , a graet Bond when it was graet escapism and fun , before the PC brigade finally got their filthy claws on it and are now trying to finish it off . Never knew Moore was the youngest Captain in the British Army , could have been a cartoonist or an architect , he was a model too i believe . A very talented man .
Underrated as an actor because he always downplayed his own skills. He always considered what the audience needed to know at any given moment and gave it to them with consideration for the story that needed to be told. Whether delivering lines or reacting he was usually spot on. He may have been in some dodgy stuff but he never did a lazy or poor performance of the part he was given. Class act.
He trained at RADA - he wouldn't have got in and got through without skill and range. As things turned out he wasn"t required to play a particularly wide variety of roles in his career, but I don't suppose he lost much sleep over that. As you say, what he did he did well.
All best!
Love him as bond, great films. Entertaining
Got to meet him in his later years he was exactly the same as he was on screen so not only did i meet Roger i met Bond
Such a lovely gent, still love his movies and the Saint. I bet he was great company.
Loved Moore he was my Bond I lost interest since ...
I like Aspel.too but man he seems a bit curt and urgent here, not responding to the wit and charm
My favorite bond ever.... Such a humble adorable gentelman .. 🌹🌹
My favorite Bond, the man is oozing class all over the place. RIP Sir
In those days of culture the actors usually were larger than life on the screen and in real life behaved like normal, intelligent, good-mannered People.
One of the true great moviestars...being missed a lot. Especially his humour.
Moore is full of class not like the Bond he played.
That's why they call it 'Acting'
My favorite Bond movie. I have a new appreciation for the wonderful Roger Moore since I am older now. I was just a child when I saw my first Bond movie with Sean Connery, so I for years, I couldn't accept a different James Bond. Now, I think Roger Moore was the quintessential Bond.
I've been a staunch Roger is the best Bonder wayyyy before it was cool. Great ups.
I wonder what happened to these types of TV shows, where instead the last 30 years or so we have the likes of Jonathan Ross who tries too hard to be funny and up for a laugh with silly remarks and pranks.
Roger Moore
Is always my favorite bond
And always be my favorite bond
One of the greatest 💖
Wild Geese mentioned at the end turned out to be a great film - and Roger stood up well (acting) against Richard Harris and Richard Burton - both on top form.
I grew up watching him as OO7, he is my favourite bond