My Word is My Bond
The Autobiography
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4.3 • 12 Ratings
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- £5.99
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
In this kind, funny autobiography, Roger Moore does his best to debunk his image as an upper-crust all-action hero. This is a delightful book, crammed with anecdotes of the television and film industry from the Fifties to the Noughties.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Moore, Roger with Gareth Owen. My Word Is My Bond: A Memoir. Collins: HarperCollins. Nov. 2008. c.352p. index. . . FILM~Verdict: Actor Moore reveals himself to be a natural storyteller, employing his self-deprecating wit to great effect in behind-the-scenes accounts of The Saint and the James Bond franchise. There's no dirt dishing, but film fanatics will still eat it up. Background: In this perhaps inevitably titled memoir, Moore reminisces about his life and 60-year acting career. A sickly only child from a close-knit family in South London, Moore has really enjoyed his life and success without becoming jaded. He had an artistic bent and might have been an animator but was fired from his job as a trainee for failing to deliver rushes from the film lab to his company's office. It may come as a surprise that Moore is not only an actor but also a TV and movie director. In recent years, Moore has devoted a great deal of his time to the charity UNICEF.-Diana Lawsky, North Bergen, NJ.
Customer Reviews
Good, but feels a little light
I have been a long time fan of Roger Moore beginning with The Persuaders and then from Bond. I enjoyed this autobiography and if I could give half stars I would have given 3.5.
It's a easy read but I couldn't help feel there was a lack of depth to many of the stories and episodes in Moore's life. Of course you can't change the experiences in an individuals life and this book does not suffer from a lack of stories from both Moore's acting career and his work with UNICEF. What it does lack is depth to the stories, a sense of suspense, build and climax. Many of the stories are told in a manner that feels curtailed, almost like they are the preamble to the main story that will immediately follow. Unfortunately this is no main event that follows.
It's not a disappointing autobiography, but I did end the book thinking that I didn't get anything new from it.