The original shoot was to be in his house in Malibu, but there was a big fire days before we were meant to meet, so it took place in a rental property down the street. Pierce is a relaxed man and I met him on the street walking his dog. He was casting a new movie to be filmed in Ireland and he was picking my brain on actresses that I may have photographed, that he did not know. Since Remington Steele, Pierce has been cast as a good looking charismatic. Any photos of him he does classic smouldering face or wide mouth. So my mission was to get him to do silly faces and Pierce termed this request as "interesting". Ultimately, Pierce still sees himself as 93/94 James Bond. He finds it hard to accept he is greying and has liver spots. When he normally sees pictures after a shoot, they have been retouched, therefore keeping alive his James Bond perception of himself. He probably would like the world to see the retouched version of him but I believe my shots show Pierce in a new playful light which is a nice change from Bond.