KAUAI, HAWAII: Pierce Brosnan has revealed the secret to his calm and collected temperament. The 'James Bond' star divulged that he never loses his temper because he uses meditation to keep his mind balanced.
The 'GoldenEye' star, 69, who used painting to channel his grief over the cancer deaths of his first wife Cassandra and daughter Charlotte, explained that meditating to "quiet the mind" in key to staying calm. He said that meditation keeps him balanced and that there "would be no point" in letting anger bubble up. Pierce also has an affinity with water and currently resides in Kauai, Hawaii with his second wife Keely Shaye Smith. The duo splits their time between Hawaii, Malibu, Dublin and County Meath.
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'I don't get angry'
"I don't get angry," Pierce told the latest US edition of Closer magazine. "I could get angry – but where would that anger go? There would be no point." The megastar said he enjoys meditation and touched on his affinity with water. “Water has always been a part of my joy and existence. I have fond memories of the seaside," he continued. “So when I dropped into America in the 1980s, there was only one place to be – and that was on the coast. LA just didn’t hold the same magic for me as the Malibu coastline.”
Pierce also took part in the magazine's 'Five things you didn’t know about me' segment, revealing that he originally aspired to be a painter and not an actor. The acclaimed actor said he left school “with nothing but a cardboard folder of drawings and paintings," adding, "I managed to get a job and I wanted to be a graphic artist. But I discovered acting three years into working and that was it: the tide turned.”
Pierce Brosnan has had a difficult life
Born in 1953 in Ireland to May and Thomas Brosnan, Pierce's childhood was not easy since his father abandoned the family when he was very young. At one point, his mother moved to London to work as a nurse and returned home only once or twice a year. He was eventually raised by his grandparents Philip and Kathleen and lived with an uncle and later an aunt when they died.
Following a rather solitary childhood, Pierce originally wanted to become a painter and studied commercial illustration at Saint Martin's School of Art in London. He even secured a full-time job and had plans to become a graphic artist but discovered acting three years into his then-career. The future Bond star would train at the Drama Centre London for three years and previously descrived his entry into the industry as "a liberation" and a "stepping stone into another life." He began acting professionally in 1975 and rose to prominence after a series of films, eventually landing the life-changing role of James Bond in 1995. That said, Pierce has played several other notable roles since, including in 'Mamma Mia' as Sam Carmichael.
Now a father of five, Pierce has been married twice. He reportedly met his first wife Cassandra Harris after he left drama school. The lovebirds took the holy vows in 1980 and had one son together, Sean. The 'Thomas Crown Affair' star adopted her children Charlotte and Chris after the death of their father Dermot in 1986. Tragically, he was widowed in 1991 after Cassandra succumbed to ovarian cancer. He lost Charlotte to the same disease in 2013. "Carrying the weight and pain and the fear of that illness, I took out the paints. And started painting. With my fingers. With my hands, actually," he told GQ last year. "Cassie was very positive about life. I mean she had the most amazing energy and outlook on life. It was and is a terrible loss."
Finding peace and love again
The actor finally found love again in 1994 after he met his second wife Keely Smith. He tied the knot with the journalist in 2001 and the pair had two sons Dylan and Paris.
It's worth noting that Pierce has continued painting. In fact, some of his works were put on display in an exhibition at the Seasons LA gallery in 2022. The star was notably bestowed with an OBE (Order of the British Empire) in 2003 for his "outstanding contribution to the British film industry." The following year, he was granted US citizenship while retaining his Irish citizenship, the Daily Mail reported.
