Brosnan's self hate

Film

09:30 01 December 2005

Pierce Brosnan hates himself.

The former 'James Bond' star, who recently launched a foul-mouthed tirade against 007 bosses for sacking him as the suave spy, said he has a lot of "self loathing" and spends hours doubting his talents.

He said: "I know what it's like to loathe oneself. To feel that deep self-loathing. It's painful and ugly and unwanted. And it gets in the way. I can dip in there, into the old black-Irish melancholy.

He added to America's Life magazine: "You think, Am I smart enough? Am I equipped enough to deal with it all? You don't want it to happen, but it's part of life."

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