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American Clint Eastwood once reportedly turned down the role, with the Hollywood legend previously claiming he was approached to take over after Sean Connery in 1967 but said: "It didn't feel right for me to be doing it".

Since Bond - originally the creation of author Ian Fleming - hit the big screen in 1962, first played by Scotsman Sean Connery, his hair and eye colour have changed, not to mention his accent.

The 90-year-old has worked with a remarkable array of stars, including Michael Caine, Sean Connery and Sophia Loren.

He also remembers meeting Clint Eastwood and Sean Connery - the first James Bond - as well as stars from Hollywood's golden age, such as Fred Astaire and Olivia De Havilland.

Over the years, non-male actors like Gillian Anderson, Charlize Theron, Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Emily Blunt have been mentioned in online chatter as to who could best put a spin on the role of Agent 007 in a modern James Bond film but, according to a former Bond girl, seeing a woman follow in the footsteps of Sean Connery and, most recently, Daniel Craig, would be "too outrageous."