Brosnan: I was certainly not seeking anyone at that
time...
Corr.: Keely, do you now go by Brosnan, or Shaye Smith?
Smith: I'm writing a book about gardening and trying to
decide which to use. A friend of mine said, "When
you're earning money you should be Keely Shaye
Smith, but when you're spending it you should be Mrs
Brosnan!"
Corr.: One of the things that brought you together was
your mutual interest in various charities and causes.
Why is that important for both of you?
Brosnan: Keely was an environmentalist way before she
met me. Because of my past life, I had done a lot of
work for women's health care. It's merged into an
interest in the environment, health care, health
issues of children.
Smith: Our environmental activism stems from a passion
in two people who really care about our children.
Protecting the environment is really about protecting
their future. I'd like my children to be able to drink clean
water and breathe clean air and live somewhere safe.
Corr.: Pierce, will you ever try fire-eating again? How do
you do that?
Brosnan: The last time I did it was on "The Muppets" in
1996. Blowing it is taking a mouthful of kerosene and
blowing it over a flame. I actually burnt my mouth on
"The Muppets." I brought my own kerosene, but the
prop guy said, "I've got this other stuff which is like
water - no smell, no taste." I said, "Brilliant." So we
go to shoot the real thing, I use his stuff, drink it,
blow, and it's like rocket fuel. I blow this 12-foot
flame and am so shocked that I keep it there, and it
traces back into my mouth. Whew! Hot, hot, hot. 1
grab a handkerchief and we go quickly to a break, at
which time I say, "Give me ice cubes!"
Corr.: Pierce, you've had a hard life in some ways - your
childhood, losing Cassie. Have the blows made you
appreciate life more?
Brosnan: I don't think I've had that hard of a life. I think
I've just had a life, which has had a few rocky points
to it, and I've managed to weather through when it
has been rough, knowing that it would get better and
having faith in myself that it would get better.
Smith: You did always have faith in yourself. I don't
think it occurred to you that you couldn't do the
things you wanted to do.
Brosnan: It's a healthy sense of dreaming.
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Richard Gere
Nobody is more surprised at how Richard Gere's life has
turned out than the man himself. "My basic instinct is to go
into my room, shut the door and have privacy," says the actor.
"That my life has gone in the direction it has, well, I can't even
believe it!"
For a boy who grew up one of five kids on a farm in upstate
New York, Gere's life has indeed been unbelievable.
Hollywood's smoothest leading man credits his parents,
Homer, 80, a retired insurance salesman, and Doris, 78, for
giving him the confidence that's taken him so far. Right out of
college, he started acting on stage, and then got swept to
Hollywood. It wasn't long before he ended up in provocative,
groundbreaking films like Looking for Mr Goodbar and
American Gigolo, putting him squarely in the public eye.
At that point he was no longer exactly a New York farm
boy, but fame still left him bewildered. Looking for an antidote
and personal peace, Gere immersed himself in Buddhism after
a 1978 trip to Nepal. He continued acting, steadily and suc-
cessfully, and with his 1991 marriage to model Cindy
Crawford he looked like the man who had it all. The marriage
lasted just three years.
Yes, he says, the breakup hurt. But all along Gere had been
tending to the spiritual side of his life, so he had something to fall