Talking to the dead, 007 and dogs

Asha: If you could have a conversation with someone, living or dead, who would it be?

Tony Head: There's so many. I'm looking at a piece from Shakespeare that I'll hopefully do in an acting class - Richard II. I'd love to have a chat with Shakespeare, because he's such an extraordinary individual.

I'd love to talk to Charles I - that would be interesting. There are so many people for so many different reasons. It would be kind of funky to chat to Hitler and find out what was going on in that funny little head, just to know why people did what they did.

Myrtle: I was a big fan of [the show] Woof. How did you like being a dog?

Tony Head: [Laughs] Thanks The most notable thing about Woof - and it was fun, I had a blast - [was that] we did some publicity stills. For anyone who didn't watch, it was about a boy who was embarrassed that he kept turning into a dog. I played a character like a Secret Service man, and I was a black labrador, come to help him out.

There was a point where he was kidnapped and I got all the local dogs to help out. I was dressed rather James Bond like with a tux, pulling a slightly Sean Connery type face, and one of the papers, I think the Star, got bored with the idea of it promoting Woof and said I would be the new Bond - in the middle of Timothy Dalton's run.

It was announced on the radio I'd be the new Bond, and I thought, "Oh my God". I asked my agent, who knew nothing about it. At the time they were already thinking about Pierce Brosnan, and were just ironing it out. So it was a little moment, created by Woof.

Unfortunately I'm just a little younger than Pierce - they need someone about ten years younger. He needs to have gravitas, but it also needs to be someone who can last a few years. I always fancied being Bond, I must admit, and I think I'd make quite a good Bond. I've been told that.