“Yes, I know Q is beloved,” Desmond said. “But for God`s sake, don`t make him some kind of sentimental grandfather — that`s what I am in real life.” Meeting Desmond Llewelyn was a little like meeting Santa Claus…

“The key to Q is his conflict with Bond,” Desmond explained that day at lunch. “When I was cast, the director said, `Everyone loves Bond, except for you. You hate him…”

Bruce Feirstein knew Desmond Llewelyn intimately since the early 1990`s and his first work on “GoldenEye”. Enjoy the full story courtesy of Salon.com at “Desmond Llewelyn”.