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Steele Here in French

04-10-2006

He said... (part 1)

remington_steele_02About filming Remington Steele in Ireland:

"It was quite an emotional experience. The show is very popular there. I took my mother and stepfather with me as a treat, and they were quite impressed by all the fuss. Until then, I don't think they'd taken what I do very seriously." (Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1984)

About starting his carrier in America with Remington Steele:

"I came to California dreaming of working with Martin Scorsese, of working with the down-and-dirty experimental types, but they gave me Remington Steele, and I couldn't look a gift horse in the mouth. It quickly became apparent that I was on this TV treadmill and that it was a monstrous machine." (Playboy, December 2005)

About having played a TV character: 

"Although my boyish looks got me the 'Remington Steele' job on TV, it got in the way after the show went off the air. People said I was too pretty and couldn't be taken seriously. I had tried so hard to be the suave, sophisticated, witty guy on that show that I created this monster for myself. It became a trap." (Lubbock Online, February 1997)

About learning the scripts:

"The first season I would learn the entire script each weekend. I treated each segment as if it were a play by a major dramatist. The second season I learned my lines a couple of days before. This season I'm learning them the night before. You learn to relax a little. With luck, the work improves...." (Los Angeles Times, April 9, 1984)

About Stephanie Zimbalist being already known when RS started:  

"She was a name before I was a name because of her father. I was a name only to the people who had watched The Manions of America. I always got the feeling that they thought maybe Brosnan couldn't carry the show." (TV Guide, June 9, 1984)

About Stephanie being less famous than he was:

"She's jealous, but we talk about it. I was always totally honest. I told her, 'I'm getting a publicist. Now you do it. Go for it'." (TV Guide, June 9, 1984)


Sources : Pierce Brosnan Files

 

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Quotes

Remington: You didn't take this job just to see how *you* function with children, you took this job to see how *I* function. (Blood is Thicker Than Steele)

Remington: Ah, poor Daniel. He loved that dog so much. (Steeled with a Kiss)

Sheldon: I've wanted to be like you all my life! Remington: Relax,Sheldon! Remember you're only wearing a towel (Signed, Steeled and Delivered)

Remington: What say we take off, have brunch and catch a movie ? Laura:I’ll wait here and clean the drapes or do some laundry! (My Fair Steele)

Laura: I was a secretary who married the boss, too. (Steele Hanging In There)

Remington: I'm talking about men's bikini underwear, I'm talking about a T-shirt, a T-shirt that says, 'Bankers *do* it with interest' (Signed, Steeled and Delivered)

Laura: I too have dreams. Warm, sensuous dreams. I walk into a dark room, and a deep bath of chocolate awaits me. I lower myself into it. I’m covered in chocolate. And I discover what the pursuit of happiness means. (Steele Sweet on You)

Remington: Laura, I've been thinking about this fan dance you did in Acapulco. I mean, just how... fanny was it? (Vintage Steele)

Remington: You're really enjoying this, aren't you? Laura: It's a rare opportunity seeing you behind bars, Mr. Steele. But good things must come to an end. (A Pocketful Steele)

Remington: You pull a stunt like that again and you won't sit down until you're eligible to retire. (Blood is Thicker Than Steele)

Laura: I'm a Peppler, he's a Peppler, she's a Peppler, we're a Peppler, they're a Peppler, wouldn't you like to be a Peppler too? (Hearts of Steele)

Remington: Irresponsibility isn’t a sickness. It’s an art. (Etched in Steele)

Laura: What do I call you when we're alone? Remington: Well,I'm quite used to the name you came up with. Laura: It's from a typewriter and a football team. (Tempered Steele)

Laura: Tonight, if you asked me, I don’t think I could say no. Remington:Tonight, I don’t think I could ask (Red Holt Steele)

Remington: Somebody always shoots at us when we’re kissing! (Love Among the Steele)

Laura: I’m really not in the mood for one of your movie quotes now. (Steele At It)

Remington: God I’m good! (Tempered Steele)

Remington: That's what I love about you; no matter how bleak the situation, you never lose your sense of humour! (Tempered Steele)

Remington: In matters of this nature, I find it advisable for subjects to focus on the initial stages of their narrative and then to proceed chronologically. Shirley:What’d he say? Laura:He means start at the beginning. (My Fair Steele)

Remington: Your picture appears in a porno magazine and I’m the pervert? (Steele Blushing)

Remington: Laura, there is a time to be calm and a time to be unreasonable. Now is the time to be unreasonable. (Forged Steele)

Laura: The only advancement he’s talking about is into the bedroom! (Sensitive Steele)

Remington: The only half you use is for thinking! What about the half for feeling? (Sensitive Steele)

Remington: We make the perfect couple, don’t we? (Steele Trying)

Claude: This young lady is by far the finest of the staggering away. Remington: You have exquiqite taste,Claude. (Tempered Steele)
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