Pierce Brosnan

It had been six whole years since "License to Kill" — the longest wait between Bond films since 007 made his big-screen debut in 1962. After a short, two-film ...

And it took a new twist on some classic performances to get there. But he had a light touch Roger, and it was so outrageous some of the things he got up to." And it turns out that Brosnan had been inspired by the original Bond for some time. "The writing's on the wall," he quips as Q shows off an exploding pen. "I trust you'll stay ... Onatopp of things," quips Moneypenny as she delivers 007 a field report on the villains. This was a new Bond for a new era. That's clearly inspired by Connery's 007, and his brush with Sylvia Trench (Eunice Gayson) in "Dr. No." For many fans, Connery is the original and best, providing many of the classic lines and suave, globe-trotting wit that made Bond a household name. Sure, his thoroughly modern 007 drove a BMW instead of an Aston Martin, and he found himself tricked out with all the latest modern gadgets thanks to a suitably high-tech Q branch. "I was very influenced by the work of Roger Moore and Sean Connery, and I allowed that influence to come into the work, I didn't censor it. "You were my Bond of inspiration." It was time for a new 007, and Brosnan delivered.