Sir Roger answers your questions January 2010

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Dear Sir Roger Moore 

I'm an 8 year old boy living in Denmark. I know you have a Danish wife and hope you like Denmark. 

I have a very important but also difficult question for you. 

My greatest wish is to become James Bond movie actor like you some day - can you give an advice on how to follow your foot steps on that point?? 

Best regards 
Tobias Moeller Larsen 

PS Do you really like Vodka Martini??

 

Hi Tobias

My wife is actually Swedish, but did live in Denmark for some time.

If you have ambitions to be an actor, then you should go for it. I'm not qualified to offer any real advice, but what I will say is immerse yourself in theatre, films - and watch actors. Try to get involved with some school drama groups maybe, and just do it. If you're determined enough, and with a bit of luck, then you'll achieve it.

And no, I'm not overly fond of Vodka Martinis - I prefer a gin one!

 

 

Dear Sir Roger, 

Personally I believe the best questions and answers are the funny ones, therefore I tried to avoid asking a question about the catastrophe in Haiti. But – alas – as I am a frequent television watcher as well as reader of daily newspapers, it was impossible… 

Horrible images and tales! When seeing the corpses in the ruffles in the streets of Port-au-Prince and when reading a report on Sky News’ website which says “Medical staff are forced to amputate on a child without anaesthetic as they wait for help after the Haiti earthquake” I thought of you and your reports of your visits to third world countries. For example about the little girl in the burns-hospital in El Salvador and you mentioning that poverty has a smell.   

So this is the question I thought of asking: 
  
For 99% of people who see the devastation and suffering in Haiti on TV, these are images on a screen. Does for you - having visited locations of plight and adversity - seeing those reports about Haiti produce memories of your UNICEF trips, like the one to El Salvador or other places where you were confronted with balefulness? Possibly you can imagine the situation in Haiti better than most other people who do not have your experience…. 

Thank you vey much for answering and let’s hope for the best. 

Kind regards 

Martin 
 
 
PS: It might interest you to know that there is a thread on the website asking members and visitors to make a donation (no matter how small it may be) to their local UNICEF office. Domestic bank transfers are much easier and cheaper than international ones, thus this is probably better than making a “website-collection”. 

 

Hi Martin

Like you, I have been watching the news reports and seeing the images and reports in newspapers too. It's such an awful tragedy to hit any country, let alone such a poor one.

UNICEF mobilised amazingly quickly, and are working very hard indeed to help those in most need and to ensure aid and medical supplies get through. Of course, this all costs money. And the world has been so generous in donating money. Small donations, or large, it all helps.

I was in Munich last week at a UNICEF fundraiser, and I was asked to speak. Of course I spoke about Haiti and the work UNICEF is doing there. I spoke of the reports UNICEF had shared with me, of the pictures I had seen and how important it is that we - the lucky ones - extend a helping hand to our cousins in Haiti. Do you know, we raised €100,000 in that room. I was staggered, humbled and exceedingly grateful.

So yes, the horror of the disaster is awful ... but the goodness and generosity that people have shown is heart warming.

UNICEF has been in Haiti helping children since 1949 and continues to do so
today - please visit http://www.unicef.org for more information or to make a donation

 

Dear Sir Roger, 
I am a lifelong fan of your work, not just TV & Film but also your amazing and wonderful charity work. I am also a massive James Bond fan and would very much like to know you’re favourite Cubby Broccoli story? Although I am sad to say I never met the man who gave so much enjoyment to millions of people around the world, I was fortunate to attend “The Life & Work of Cubby Broccoli tribute” in London 1986. Can I just add Sir Roger I think you are an amazing actor and one of my favourite performances is the one you give in “The Man Who Haunted Himself” 

With My Best Wishes to You and your family 

Gary In England 

 

Hello Gary

Cubby was a wonderful human being. So generous, so warm and so funny.

There are many 'Cubby' stories, but one I love is when we were shooting The Man With The Golden Gun in Hong Kong. Cubby loved a bargain, and came to find me on set on the last day of shooting there to boast about a tailor he'd found. "Any suit, tailor made in 24 hours for $50"

Unfortunately I didn't have time to visit there myself, but the next day we were about to board our aircraft home when Cubby arrived in his new suit - proudly showing it off - and dismissing my Saville Row outfit as being overpriced.

Cubby walked up the aircraft steps in front of me, and as he reached about the third or fourth step, there was an enormous tearing noise. I looked up and there was Cubby's arse hanging out of the back of his brand new trousers. Split right up the middle! Oh how we laughed!

 

Hi，Sir Roger,I'm a student from China,I am one of your 007 series film fans.I live in Canton,17 years old.Do you know that there are a large number of your film fans in China,they all get crazy about you when I am talking about those films you acted in.They all say that your face looks so handsome even if you have been about 70 years old.Have you ever been to China,Sir Roger?I don't know whether you love China or not.But it doesn't matter if you haven't been in.Welcome to China,I hope you can have a great time here! 
                          
Yours sincerely, 
JohnsonJames 

 

Hi Johnson

Oh yes, I have visited China several times ... the last time was about five years ago I think. I loved it. I was truly amazed at how Beijing had developed since my last visit a decade or so earlier.

One of the highlights for me was visiting the Forbidden City. It was rather ironic, as some years earlier I was asked to record the commentary for English-speaking visitors. I thought "oh a trip to China!" .... no, I recorded it in a studio in Chicago!

Anyhow, when Kristina and I arrived, we were given the headsets and who should be our guide, but me.

I think it's a beautiful country, and I look forward to visiting again soon.

http://www.roger-moore.com/chine2004.htm

Hello Sir Roger, 
My name is Ann-Marie, I’m 38 years old, living in Dublin and a longtime admirer of yours, from ‘The Saint’ to ‘Bond’. I  thoroughly enjoyed your autobiography [and indeed I’ve recently purchased 5 copies to give as Christmas gifts to family and friends]. 
I’m a computer engineer by profession but with a keen interest in psychology and in what drives human behaviours - I recently read a book on the psychology of giving called ‘The Life You Can Save’ By Peter Singer. 
One chapter of the book draws on recent research in the psychology of giving to describe some of the barriers to people donating to a charity such as UNICEF, and these included: 
•Strong preference to help an identifiable individual than to donate to help a group of people. 
•The diffusion of responsibility making us less likely to donate, especially if we do not see the others helping. 
•Being faced with more people in need than we are able to help, we focus on those we can't help, rather than on those we can help, and conclude that trying to help is futile. 

The more one reads, the more one can see that the motivation to give is a complex one which must be triggered by the right stimuli. 
I have some innovative ideas of my own to help dissolve these barriers and significantly increase the positive response rate. I believe innovative thinking is key to charities being successful in this age of recession and economic worries. [I’d be happy to submit some of these suggestions to UNICEF for what they may be worth if there is a means to do so?] 

My question is this: 
With your many years working to raise awareness of the work of UNICEF around the world, have you personally seen evidence of the above barriers to giving, and what do you believe positively influences people most strongly in their decisions to donate?       

Thank you for everything you do for UNICEF, 
Wishing you a very fulfilling 2010 – hope to see you back in Dublin soon, 
Ann-Marie x

 

Hi Ann-Marie

Lucky you, living in Dublin. Kristina and I love it there, and were fortunate to visit twice last year.

From a personal perspective, all I can do is talk about my experiences with UNICEF and the difference I have seen the organisation makes. You cannot make people donate to anything they don't wish to, afterall it is their money. It's not about preaching to them, but rather about sharing experiences and giving the reasons as to why ... why their donation makes a difference. People on the whole are very generous, as the Haiti appeal has shown. Sometimes they just need to see, or be told, about how they can help others less fortunate. Sometimes they need to know that just 25 cents can save a child's life. Awareness is everything.

Hello Sir Roger, 

                 I Happy New Year to you.  I have been watching you on television since the 1960s and I have always enjoyed your many performances.  I recently got your autobiography which I have enjoyed reading.  I am delighted that you are now doing all this excellent and important work for UNICEF.  It is a pity that we don't see you on TV or in films as often as we used to.  One of my favourite shows that you did was Ivanhoe and  my question is I am wondering if there is any chance that it might be released on DVD sometime in the future?   I greatly enjoyed it when I was a youngster.  All the best for 2010.   Ian

 

Hello Ian

There aren't too many who remember me as Ivanhoe - you must have been a babe in arms.

I'm really not sure if it'll ever surface on DVD. I was asked a couple of years ago if I would do an interview or commentary for a proposed DVD edition. I said yes .... and never heard another thing about it.
Columbia (Sony) own the rights.

Sorry not to be more helpful.

 

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