I'd been a Bond girl and in Dracula films and 'Coronation Street,' but I was always hunting for work. After 'The New Avengers,' I never had to wait for work again.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I would love to work on a Bond film.
I had been working early in my life in films - since I was 11.
I loved working with 'The Avengers' cast and we had a great time, but it was a job, and they had other commitments during that job, so they would go off and do other things.
I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets.
My wife was a Bond girl, in Diamonds Are Forever, so I play James Bond in real life every day.
A whole new career opened up for me when I was in 'Lord Of The Rings' and 'Star Wars.'
After I left college, I went to work at the Royal Opera House in London, which became a real catalyst for me because it made me realize that I was interested in cinema and in the way life is thrust at you. So I started making films.
I'm still an actor who wants to work all the time.
My first job was playing 'Nurse 2' in a film by Ben Elton called 'Maybe Baby,' and the first actors I worked with professionally were Hugh Laurie and Joely Richardson. I was totally star-struck. I got that job on my final day of drama school, so it was a nice bridge into the professional world.
Since I was a kid I've wanted to be in a Bond movie.