Sir Roger answers your questions December2005

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Dear Sir Roger,

Marry Christmas and a very happy and healthy New Year!

I remember a few years ago I saw you on Sky News, a half-hour show dedicated to you. In that show you said you are a fan of preventative medicine. I would like to ask you: Do you stick to a certain diet or do you do exercises? My mother honestly thinks you are 10 years younger than you actually are…

Kind regards
Martin (Vienna)

Thank you Martin, and thanks to your mother too. A very nice lady!

I try to be sensible in what I eat, as I believe prevention is better than cure. Of course I do over enduldge at times like Christmas, but who doesn't?

If I can, I limit the amount of bread I eat, along with cakes and biscuits. They're my favourite, but are fatal! I also enjoy a long walk each day, that's my main exercise these days.

Dear Sir Roger, I am a mature student at University College of Chichester,doing my dissertation on the British film Industry,As I have been watching your career since "Ivanhoe".With your vast experience I am sure you can answer this question...
WHY cant the U.K manage to sustain a healthy film industry? not in the Hollywood mould as such, more in the French mould. With all the film making talent and expertise we have,we seem to struggle in this area.

Also, I know you are mega busy, but if you would like to spend a day with us at chichester university, we would love to have you down. You would be enourmously helpful to our media dept in a variety of ways. Wishing you and your familly a very happy xmas, best wishes, from an old fan,

Bill Maddocks

You're not the first to ask Bill, and won't be the last. I only wish I knew the answer.

Though through my modest experience of production, I do believe that there are two crucial things that the British often overlook ... firstly the script.

It's often the weakest part of most movies as British companies do not have the time, money or ability to go through long development processes like the American studios can. Often a script will go through tens of re-writes with different screenwriters brought in.

Until the script is right, nothing is right and you won't get your movie in the cinema. Here it seems to be get a script raise some tax money and the rest will follow.

The second major factor is distribution. It's no good making films, as I say above, that aren't as good as what else is out there. Competition for cinema screens is fierce, and cinemas will only show movies that will make them money - so why show a poor British film over a glossy, tense, exciting US action film? The French have their own language, so French films are craved and supported, but the US shares the English language.

The UK has no real powerful distribution powerhouses. They have a few successful companies yes, but they release 10 or 12 films a year. The last major powerhouse was Rank - they controlled studios, labs, distribution and cinemas - but even they floundered in the 1990s.

Until the UK film business concentrates more on development and in building distribution powerhouses, it will always stagger along as a poor relation.

 

Dear Sir Roger, december is the month of the gifts and the smiles. I want to know, which was the best gift that you received from your parents in your childhood? I hope that many children can to celebrate in this time, thanks to your effort, thanks a lot in their name. By the way, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. Feliz Navidad, Próspero año 2006!

Dixon Moya.
Bogotá, Colombia.

Well Dixon, I always remember Christmas as a magical time for me as a child. My parents would hang up a stocking at the foot of my bed when I was asleep, or when they thought I was asleep, and the excitement and anticipation was sheer joy.

I wouldn't single out any single present, but perhaps just the magic of the time itself. As they say, it isn't so much the present as the thought.

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Dear Sir Roger,

With as many as 27 of the International Goodwill Ambassadors currently on the list of UNICEF, how are UNICEF projects and campaigns divided and coordinated between you all? I’m asking this question because it seems to me that you are constantly in the front line. Maybe it’s just because of my lack of knowledge of other ambassador’s activities? Since you are the most active leading ambassador, naturally, you would be always in great demand. When you are approached with many projects or campaigns, which are all very challenging in one way or another, I wonder, how do you manage to fulfil them all?

Wishing you and Lady Kristina a restful white Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Hong

 

"Is this realy what a UNICEF ambassador should be doing"?

 

 

 

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Dear Sir Roger,

I am David, from Spain again. I am 16 years old. I am absolutely exhausted because I have finished my exams. They have been really difficult. However, I have tried very hard for to get to write my monthly letter for you.

In Spain people usually make promises or purposes about the next year. Spanish people try to fulfil their personal purpuses. Normally people break their personal promises. Sometimes they can be very very hard. Well, dear friend, my question is: What is your objetive? What is your personal challenge for the year 2006? Are you going to do a new film? Tell me, please. For this year I have been a good boy.

I almost forget it! I hope you have a happy Christmas!

HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!

From your Spanish friend:
David Herce Pérez

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Hi David. Yes, we have 'New Year Resolutions' too, though as you say, they're all too easily broken!

As for me, I would like to try and help see poverty erradicated, and children and mothers living healthy lives in less fortunate countries.

I cannot achieve that myself, but I will do all I can to help try.

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Dear Sir Roger,

I have a two pronged question for you...

Did you ever get a chance to talk with Wilbur Smith during, before or after the filming of his two films which made it to the screen in which you starred...and is there a particular reason why that more of this Rhodes' scholars' work has not made it to the big screen?

He is such a terrific one of a kind author with great larger than life stories to tell.

As a brief opinionated aside, it would seem Hollywood would need his breadth and scope of imagination, imho.

BTW, kudos to the film GOLD and your performance which carried it..have not yet seen the other Wilbur Smith adaptation but I am sure it is worthy entertaintment.

And Happy Holidays and a Happy New Year to you, Sir!

Max

Thank you Max.

Shout At The Devil is very different to Gold, and - if I may say so - probably has the edge over Gold too. It's a great movie.

Wilbur Smith visited the set during the making of both films, we (he and I) did not discuss the way we were making / made the films, though that obviously went on with Wilbur and producer Michael Klinger, and director Peter Hunt. He was very pleasant and affable. I liked him and I like his books! Perhaps his stories will be "rediscovered" again soon by the studios?

Thank you to Sir Roger Moore

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