>>> WE ARE BACK NOW, 8:41, WITH AWARD-WINNING ACTOR PIERCE
BROSNAN. HE'S RETURNING TO TELEVISION IN
A NEW SERIES CALLED "THE SUN" BASED ON A BEST-SELLING NOVEL.
AND HE PLAYS A RUTHLESS CATTLE RANCHER AND SPOILING OIL TYCOON.
TAKE A LOOK. >> I'VE LIVED ALL OVER THE WEST.
AND THIS LITTLE PATCH OF SOUTH TEXAS I'VE DECIDED TO CALL HOME.
IT'S GOOD WEATHER. >> YES, SIR.
>> WE GOT OIL, WE GOT GAS, WE GOT MONSTER BUCKS AND QUAIL
COMING OUT OF OUR EARS. SO THERE'S A GOOD REASON I CHOSE
TO RAISE MY FAMILY HERE. AND I'M HONORED YOU ALL COULD
COME DOWN AND SHARE WITH ME. >> PIERCE, GOOD MORNING, WELCOME
BACK. >> GOOD MORNING, MATT.
>> YOU START OUT WITH A CONTRADICTION.
I WAS GOING TO SAY THIS WAS THE FIRST WESTERN YOU HAVE DONE.
YOU HAVE ALWAYS WANTED TO DO IT. YOU ACTUALLY DID THE WESTERN,
YOU WERE JUST TELLING ME, WITH
LIAM NIESOM A FEW YEARS BACK. >> I DON'T SAY THIS IS A
WESTERN, SO TO SPEAK. IT'S A WONDERFUL BOOK BY PHILLIP
MEYER. AND IF PEOPLE LIKE THE BOOK,
THEY WILL LIKE THIS SHOW. HE'S A WONDERFUL WRITER.
IT'S SET IN TEXAS 1950. >> WITHOUT CEMENTING IT INTO THE
WESTERN GENRE, WE WERE TALKING DURING THE COMMERCIAL BREAK, I'M
A FAN OF WESTERNS, I LOVE THEM. WERE YOU?
>> I LOVE THEM. >> WHAT WERE SOME OF YOUR
FAVORITES? >> JOHN WAYNE WE SPOKE OF,
ANYTHING TO DO WITH FORD, JOHN FORD MADE MAGNIFICENT PIECES,
THE SEARCHES. DEFINITELY GROWING UP ON THE
BANKS OF THE RIVER IN IRELAND, THERE'S A YOUNG MAN IN THE LATE
'50s, THE WESTERNS WERE A STAPLE DIET FOR EVERYONE.
>> BUT THAT LEADS INTO THE MOST OBVIOUS TOPIC TO TALK ABOUT
TODAY. YOU DON'T HAVE A TEXAS ACCENT IN
REAL LIFE. YOU HAVE A LITTLE BIT OF AN
IRISH ACCENT. HOW DID YOU EVEN GO ABOUT TRYING
TO MASTER THAT TEXAS DRAWL TWANG TYPE THING?
>> WELL, IT WAS PRETTY TRICKY. I GAVE MYSELF THE GRACE OF BEING
AN IRISHMAN AND PLAY THIS COLONEL, COLONEL ELI McCULLA.
SO THERE ARE CELTIC MOVES TO THE MAN'S BONES.
IN 1850, THERE WOULD BE SECOND SCOTTS AND IRISH.
>> I WAS LISTENING IN THE CLIP AND YOU HAVE A LOT OF TEXAS IN
THAT VOICE. >> WELL, GOOD, I'M GLAD YOU SAID
THAT. WHAT DID I LISTEN TO?
I LISTENED TO WAYNE JENNINGS AND RICK PERRY.
AT THE END, A WONDERFUL SENATOR, TED POE, SOMEHOW HE CAUGHT MY
IMAGINATION. I LOVED HIS VOICE AND LISTENED
ALL THE TIME. AND THEN YOU'RE IN TEXAS.
THE JOB CAME IN AT THE 11th HOUR.
SO FOR ME I WAS -- >> BACK TO TELEVISION, HOW MANY
YEARS AGO WAS "REMMINGTON STEEL"?
>> '86 WE WENT OFF THE AIR. >> TELEVISION HAS CHANGED A LOT
IN THOSE YEARS. >> YES, COMPETITION IS FIERCE.
THERE'S SO MUCH CONTENT AND SO MANY GOOD SHOWS.
I'VE BEEN ACTIVELY LOOKING TO COME BACK TO TV BECAUSE OF --
"HOUSE OF CARDS," "GAME OF THRONES" AND SEEING THE ROBUST
QUALITY OF WRITING THAT IS ON TV.
>> WE RUN INTO EACH OTHER EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, NOT ONLY HERE,
BUT WEIRDLY IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD.
AND I HAVE ALWAYS THOUGHT YOU HAVE THIS INCREDIBLE LIFE.
EVERY TIME I SEE YOU, I SAY, HOW ARE YOU?
WHAT HAVE YOU BEEN DOING? YOU TELL ME SOMETHING TO MAKE ME
JEALOUS, DO YOU FIND THE PUSH AND THE PULL AND THE TUG OF
CAREER HARDER AND HARDER BECAUSE YOU'VE GOT IT SO GOOD IN LIFE?
>> I DON'T KNOW ABOUT THAT. LISTEN, NOTHING COMES WITH
NOTHING. IT'S ALL ABOUT WORK.
IT'S ALL ABOUT DOING. I'VE BEEN VERY LUCKY TO HAVE
MADE A CAREER AND TO BE STILL AT THE TABLE AS AN ACTOR AND STILL
EMPLOYED AS AN ACTOR. I ALWAYS HAVE TO FIGHT FOR THE
STUFF I WANT TO DO. >> DO YOU REALLY HAVE TO FIGHT?
>> OF COURSE YOU DO. OF COURSE YOU DO.
SOMETIMES YOU HAVE CHOICES TO ACT AND SOMETIMES YOU DON'T.
BUT YOU HAVE TO PAY THE MORTGAGE.
I HAVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND CHILDREN.
>> SO THE LOOK YOU GAVE ME WAS TO NOT TELL PEOPLE TO STOP
CALLING, YOU WERE ENJOYING LIFE SO MUCH, WITH THE DAGGERS COMING
OUT OF YOUR LIFE. >> NO, I ENJOY LIFE.
I HAVE A WONDERFUL LIFE AND KIDS, SONS, WE HAVE BEAUTIFUL
SONS. AND SHE'S NOW BACK IN THE
WORKFORCE. SHE'S MADE A DOCUMENTARY CALLED
"POISONING PARADISE." SHE AND I TOGETHER ARE MAKING
MOVIES. >> WELL, AS A TELEVISION GUY,
IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU BACK ON TV.
>> THANK YOU VERY MUCH. >> ESPECIALLY IN A FAMILY
SAGA/WESTERN THAT I LOVE SO MUCH.