Interview with Brosnan, Pierce Brosnan....... [page 3 / 4]

You took a knock on the knee during filming of Die Another Day. What happened?
The truth is I did my meniscus which is a part of the knee and there was no recourse but to have an operation. I went to LA to have it down because I knew there was the best doctor there. He did it in a week and I came back and it did not knock a feather out of me or the production. There was a bit of shuffling around but I would not say it was complete turmoil and the insurance handsomely covered it. It happened on a February morning at the beginning of the movie. We were on the back lot for a scene in Korea and Bond twists his watch and runs like the clappers. And I didn't warm up. It was just a foolish mistake on my behalf in not stretching. Doing a 200 yard dash full out with six cameras, 500 extras hovercrafts, squibs, explosions. You can't do it without warming up.

You have done a lot of action, sometimes to personal cost like when your face was cut in Tomorrow Never Dies, do you always think that despite the care that's taken there is the chance of something going wrong?
Oh sure! There are certain days when you do stand there before the fireballs or at the end of the chain or in the water and you think that there are a number of things that could go amiss if you don't pay attention or somebody jumps the gun. Then it is going to be your backside that's in the sling. But that's the adrenaline rush that makes it fun to do. That is also why there comes a point when you just have to hang your hat up. It only increases the audience's appreciation of the film to see the lead actor out there, risking something - on some speeding boat or in some chase sequence. But there are some things that I just can't do. And I wouldn't be allowed to do them. And I would not be mad enough to try. God willing I would like to grow old gracefully.

Do you think at some time you might return to Ireland to live?
I have talked about it, thought about it. But I don't know. I like the big open spaces. I certainly would like to be the steward of a small piece of it, nursing a little bit of the land down there in Kerry. Nothing grand. But I don't know. We'll see.

Do you still fish?
Yes from time to time. When I was in Hawaii I did a bit of fishing. I caught Skipjacks and other local fish. It was magic. We like that part of the world a lot.

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