Overview

• In a new Guardian interview reported on Sept. 1, the 72-year-old said he wishes he had gone back to theatre after playing 007, with no stage comeback announced.
• He praised Daniel Craig for returning to live performance, noting Craig’s roles in A Steady Rain (2009), Betrayal (2013), Othello (2016) and Macbeth (2022).
• Brosnan said it is essential to be creative outside Bond and acknowledged he lacked the desire to pursue the stage at the time.
• He recounted his stage beginnings, including being promoted by Tennessee Williams for the 1977 London premiere of The Red Devil Battery Sign and receiving a congratulatory telegram.
• Brosnan stressed he does not regret accepting Bond, crediting the role with career longevity, even as mentor Christopher Fettes once pushed him toward more stage work.