 In the DVD "making of" documentary for  _Living Daylights, The (1987)_ (qv), Timothy Dalton (qv) revealed  that hed auditioned for the role of James Bond for  _On Her Majestys Secret Service (1969)_ (qv) but withdrew from  consideration because he felt he was too young at the time.  Ironically, years later Pierce Brosnan (qv), who competed against  Dalton to replace Roger Moore (I) (qv) as Bond, was glad he was  unable to appear in _Living Daylights, The (1987)_ (qv) (because of  his TV contract). He would later say that he felt he was too young  to play Bond for that film.