Pierce Brosnan breaks silence on accent backlash and his response is pure gold
Actor Pierce Brosnan has responded to backlash over his accent in MobLand. – saying 'I just gave it full tilt'.
The former 007 star plays mobster Conrad Harrigan in the Paramount+ series, which follows the Harrigan crime family and their battle with the Stevenson family in London, but despite the actor being from Ireland, he has faced backlash for his accent in the role.
But critics have moaned that Brosnan's voice was a 'huge distraction' in the series. Responding to backlash, the Navan native said his own accent is 'very soft'.
Brosnan told Radio Times: "My own accent is very soft. Conrad's accent is a million miles away from me."
He went on to explain that the inspiration for the accent was a man suggested by his dialect coach, adding: "I told him that I needed a Kerry accent, so he gave me the name of a man and I googled the guy and that was it. It was a Kerry accent and so I just gave it full tilt."
In the interview, Brosnan also spoke of the mix of worry and excitement he faces when taking on new roles.
The 72-year-old explained: "Every job is a challenge, and it all comes with a thump of anxiety, because you have to do something.
"What are you doing on the stage? Why are you there? So that's constant. You live with that. You live with that stress all the time, and that's what's so exhilarating. That's what makes you alive."
His role as the "brutish, cunning, charming and dangerous' Conrad is in stark contrast to Brosnan's past endeavours as secret agent James Bond - a character he played across four blockbuster films from 1995 to 2002.
But the actor admits he enjoys the freedom that comes with playing the villain for a change, adding he loves playing a psychopath.
'I like him. I love him. I enjoy him. I mean, I don't want to be that person – he's a psychopath. Yes, there are no holds barred. You own the stage, you have wings to fly and be anything you wish.'
Brosnan will appear in a film adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club book, which is set for release in August.
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