Pierce Brosnan, the actor who has played British agent James Bond in the last four "007" films, says he thinks fellow Irishman Colin Farrell would be his ideal successor .

Brosnan, 51, said several actors could ably fill his shoes for the coveted role, which he began in 1995 with "GoldenEye" and concluded with 2002’s "Die Another Day."

"But I’ll give it to Colin Farrell. He’ll eat the head off them all," Brosnan said following an entertainment awards ceremony Saturday in Dublin.

Farrell, 28, appeared with Tom Cruise in the 2002 science fiction movie "Minority Report" and has the title role in Oliver Stone’s forthcoming epic "Alexander."

Brosnan didn’t specify any other actors that he thought would make a good 007.

He also said he was discussing a possible collaboration with director Quentin Tarantino, who is considering a remake of the original Bond novel, "Casino Royale."

"We have discussed things, Quentin and I, but I don’t know if it’s going to be that particular project," Brosnan said.

Last October, the producers of the planned 21st Bond film, Barbara Broccoli and Michael Wilson, informed Brosnan he’d gotten too old to be cast again as Bond. Speculation about the next Bond has since been rife, with Jude Law, Hugh Jackman, Clive Owen and Eric Bana on the list.

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　　在四部007影片中扮演詹姆斯·邦德的皮尔斯·布鲁斯南近日表示，他的爱尔兰同乡柯林·法瑞尔是他理想的继任者。今年51岁的布鲁斯南，1995年起在《黄金眼》[文章来源：中国大学在线]中开始扮演邦德，最近一部邦德影片是《择日再死》[文章来源：中国大学在线]，他曾说过好几个演员能够接他的班出演邦德。“但我愿意把衣钵传给柯林·法瑞尔，他是那几个人中最棒的。”上周六在爱尔兰首都都柏林举行的一个娱乐奖项的颁奖仪式上，布鲁斯南作出了这样的明确表示。

Vocabulary:

successor: a person who follows next in order（继承者，接任者）