“His is a sort of parody of the character, as it were, so you would go...” – James Bond series ... Movie Quotes Database

His is a sort of parody of the character, as it were, so you would go for the laugh or the humour at whatever the cost of the credibility or the reality. I think that's basically the difference.

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Sean Connery, (1983); as quoted in "Roger Moore dead: Revisting Sean Connery's brutal critique of actor's James Bond portrayal" Independent, (23 May 2017). He’s very **** lonely. There’s a great sadness. He’s **** these beautiful women but then they leave and it’s … sad. And as a man gets older it’s not a good look. It might be a nice fantasy – that’s debatable – but the reality, after a couple of months … Hopefully, my Bond is not as sexist and misogynistic as [earlier incarnations].