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"I was born in London, so going there is always a treat"

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There’s a particular kind of celebrity modesty baked into “I was born in London, so going there is always a treat”: the understatement of a man who made a career out of charm. Roger Moore doesn’t claim London as a brand, a battleground, or a destiny. He frames it as pleasure - a “treat” - which quietly recasts hometown identity as something you get to enjoy rather than something you’re obligated to perform.

The line works because it’s strategically light. Moore, the polished Bond-era actor who often played sophistication as a form of self-defense, keeps sentiment at arm’s length. “Born in London” establishes legitimacy without swagger; “always” signals a steady affection without tipping into nostalgia; “treat” is almost disarmingly ordinary, the language of a nice meal or a day off. For an actor whose public persona traded in effortless ease, that ordinariness is the point: he makes belonging sound casual, not possessive.

The subtext is also practical. For British stars who spent decades navigating Hollywood and international press circuits, the “home” line is a reliable bit of connective tissue - relatable, safe, and faintly patriotic without waving a flag. It suggests continuity amid constant travel and role-playing: no matter how far the career ranges, there’s still a place where the self stops being a product and becomes a local again. In Moore’s hands, that return is less a pilgrimage than a well-timed indulgence.

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Moore, Roger. (2026, January 16). I was born in London, so going there is always a treat. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-in-london-so-going-there-is-always-a-118829/

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Moore, Roger. "I was born in London, so going there is always a treat." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-in-london-so-going-there-is-always-a-118829/.

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"I was born in London, so going there is always a treat." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-was-born-in-london-so-going-there-is-always-a-118829/. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.

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