I discovered as I got bigger that I required more novocaine than the average person, but mostly that it needed some time to work. And he would add even more novocaine and it would still hurt. So I went through a lot of pain and then by the time I got home it all worked and my whole head was numb!
Ad β content continues below. So I go at least twice a year. Truth or just urban myth? The cemetery plot salesman was before I tried to become an actor. But it was very good practice! There was like a regular script that they had. I followed it right to the letter and was a fantastic salesman! Then I moved out to the Hollywood area β San Fernando Valley β and was trying to break into the movies.
I actually got hired to replace someone who was a martial arts guy they had to let go of because he hurt somebody. A role came about through a bartender introducing me to a guy at NBC studios who was a head censor. Do you want to be my agent now or not? And he was my agent through both Bond films. I had convinced the producer that Jaws should have some characteristics that were human to counteract the steel teeth.
I guess I overdid it β I became too likeable to kill off! So they brought me back and Moonraker was the most successful box office success for the Bond series for a long, long time. Make it work. He liked that because he took making the Bond films very seriously. And I think he felt that I was taking it very seriously and that I would add something to the character. What are you doing for dinner tonight? I loved the Bond films and was real excited about being in one.
Of course, I had no idea this character would become the pivotal character in my career. Jaws is an iconic Bond villain, but yourself excluded, do you have a favourite villain? I thought he was humorous. And Odd Job. What do you make of the current Bond villains? More importantly, could Jaws have them in a fight? Yeah, I probably could have them in a fight. I thought the one with the bleeding eye, Le Chiffre, was quite good. Yeah, I think so. He got his star on Hollywood Boulevard β which I thought was about time β and I wanted to be down there for that event.
