Moore actually looked up from his newspaper and said, in that very calm and collected manner of his, “You can speed up a little if you want to.”īy the mid-1980s, I had a résumé that was short but not unimpressive. I could already see the headlines: “Lowly Production Assistant Kills Bond!” During one of our early-morning drives, Mr. All that kept going through my mind was, What if I killed Bond on the way to work in a traffic accident? How’d that be? It would certainly put a halt to my burgeoning career in the film industry. I’d already been a production assistant on a handful of movies, including the James Bond feature Octopussy, where I had the unique experience of being asked to drive Bond himself, Roger Moore, to work a couple of times. After leaving LAMDA, I picked up an agent, Harriet, and started going out on auditions. Besides, I had already done plenty of studying when I moved to New York to attend the Actors Studio and the Lee Strasberg Theatre & Film Institute. I enjoyed studying but my ultimate goal back then was simply to be a working actor, preferably in film. I was born and raised in London and briefly attended the London Academy of Music & Dramatic Art, one of the world’s most prestigious training grounds for serious stage actors. But I already knew what I wanted out of life. I was a neophyte, just twenty-three, with only a handful of films to my credit. Fortunately, for me, they did not change their plans.Ī little backstory on where I was at that time. And here I was being considered for one of the leads by the director and the producer. This was a book I had read when I was just thirteen. “Not The Princess Bride by William Goldman?” She said they were hamstrung by a tight preproduction schedule and were still looking for an actor to play the pivotal role of Westley in a film version of The Princess Bride. That the director of This Is Spinal Tap, Rob Reiner, and his producing partner, Andy Scheinman, were planning on coming to Berlin to see me.
After I reached Harriet on the line she began to tell me that she had arranged an important meeting for me. This would be the call that actually changed my life.
I immediately picked up the phone and dialed her number. It was a message from my agent, Harriet Robinson, that had been slipped under my door by a bellhop at the Hotel Kempinski, where I was staying. With a foreword by Rob Reiner and a limited edition original poster by acclaimed artist Shepard Fairey, As You Wish is a must-have for all fans of this beloved film. In As You Wish he has created an enchanting experience in addition to never-before seen photos and interviews with his fellow cast mates, there are plenty of set secrets and backstage stories. Ranked by the American Film Institute as one of the top 100 Greatest Love Stories and by the Writers Guild of America as one of the top 100 screenplays of all time, The Princess Bride will continue to resonate with audiences for years to come.Ĭary Elwes was inspired to share his memories and give fans an unprecedented look into the creation of the film while participating in the twenty-fifth anniversary cast reunion.
The Princess Bride has been a family favorite for close to three decades. From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes the New York Times bestselling account of the making of the cult classic film filled with never-before-told stories, exclusive photographs, and interviews with costars Robin Wright, Wallace Shawn, Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest, and Mandy Patinkin, as well as author and screenwriter William Goldman, producer Norman Lear, and director Rob Reiner.
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