‘I don’t let regret in’: Pierce Brosnan on love, loss and his life after Bond

He has worked with Tennessee Williams, Robin Williams - and, controversially, Roman Polanski. The former 007 discusses fatherhood, family and the lonely childhood that shaped him

I am 10 minutes into my Zoom interview with Pierce Brosnan when his son Dylan arrives off-screen with his father's coffee. Did you put sugar in this?" he says to the 23-year-old. Some more milk, please, I don't take mine black." Dylan is sent back to correct it.

He's a wonderful musician and a great academic," Brosnan says. He just graduated from USC film school." The graduation, like so many others, was cancelled. We got him a cap and gown and sat here watching it [the online ceremony] on the sofa".