Washington, June 3 : Former 007 Roger Moore has urged officials around the world to protect children from sexual exploitation by pursuing paedophiles across the borders.

While speaking in Germany, on behalf of Unicef - for which he is a longterm ambassador - Moore called for police to enter foreign countries in a bid to catch abusers and put them behind bars.

London, Apr 22: Brit actor Roger Moore has revealed that he has no intention of giving up his lifelong habit of telling lies in interviews.

The 81-year-old James Bond star, who is also the author of the autobiography, ‘My Word Is My Bond’, also admitted that at times it is quite difficult to remember what lies he has told.

“I’m Walter Mitty-ish,” the Daily Express quoted him as saying.

“I’ve lied all my life. The trouble is you have to remember what you’ve said,” he stated.

Washington, Mar 11 : English actor Sir Roger Moore has revealed that his stand against any form of blood sport, stemmed from a childhood incident, which involved him killing a sparrow.

Moore, 81, has since then been haunted by the incident, which had made him feel like a murderer, making him stand firmly against hunting and shooting.

"I was in a barn with a couple of other boys and we saw a swallow nesting near the rafters. I was very stupid, as boys often are, and in a moment of madness I threw a stone at it, and the bird fell dead to the ground. I felt ghastly, like a murderer," Contactmusic quoted him as saying.

Jerusalem, Feb 24 : Former James Bond star Roger Moore will donate his fee from an appearance at the fourth International Eilat Chamber Music Festival to help fight AIDS in Africa.

The earnings will go to the Jerusalem AIDS Project (JAIP), an Israeli program that encourages male circumcision as a way of reducing AIDS and HIV.

The 81-year-old is narrating Saint Saens'' orchestral character piece Carnival of the Animals at the festival, now under way at the Herod''s Forum hotel.

Some 80 musicians from around the world are taking part, performing 14 concerts in six days. Master classes are also being held.

Moore has been a UNICEF `goodwill ambassador' since 1991, promoting women''s and children''s health.

Washington, Dec 5 : Roger Moore has revealed that he was author Ian Fleming''s first choice to play James Bond.

Moore said that he almost landed the superspy role ahead of Sean Connery but producers didn’t listen to Fleming as they were casting Bond''s 1962 debut Dr. No.

However, Moore eventually replaced the Scottish star and portrayed 007 for in seven films from 1973 to 1985.

"That''s what they told me, at least. They also said I was Ian Fleming''s first choice,” Contactmusic quoted him, as telling Entertainment Weekly magazine.

“But Ian Fleming didn''t know me from s**t. He wanted Cary Grant or David Niven," he added. (ANI)

London, Dec 1 : Sir Roger Moore''s memoirs are set to be turned into a Hollywood biopic with Johnny Depp slated to play the James Bond actor.

Two top US production companies are rumoured to be battling for the screen rights of Moore''s autobiography “My Word Is My Bond”.

The book details Moore''s exploits with his co-stars including Elizabeth Taylor and Lana Turner in the 1950s and 1960s.

“The two production companies’ interest in Sir Roger was heightened after they read the tales of his Hollywood exploits,” the Daily Express quoted a source, as saying.

Washington, Nov 13 : Former James Bond Roger Moore has blasted the latest instalments of the superspy franchise, insisting that they are ‘too violent’.

The veteran British actor, who played 007 in seven films during the 1970s and 80s, says that he isn’t a huge fan of new Bond films as they are too violent.

He is disappointed at the level of brutality featured in modern day Bond films.

New York, Oct 31: Hollywood actor Roger Moore, who has delighted fans with seven delightful Bond flicks, is set to thrill them again – but this time with his memoir "My Word Is My Bond".

After playing 007 agent James Bond, Roger is going to let the cat out of the bag about the action which took place behind the much-acclaimed scenes.

For instance, the 81-year-old actor tells in the book that how on "A View to a Kill" co-star Grace Jones so often ignored his pleas to turn down the dreadful music in her trailer that "I marched into her room, pulled the plug out and then went back to my room, picked up a chair and flung it at the wall,” reports the New York Daily News.