A Powerful Influence
From the moment Pierce met Harris, he was in love. This love stayed even beyond her passing. He tributes all his success in being a father, actor and husband to her. Even when she was struggling with her diagnosis and treatment, she gave her husband valuable advice. It was due to his wife’s influence that he was able to get main roles in movies like The Lawnmower Man and Live Wire. He even wanted to take a break from acting to help her more, but she wouldn’t allow it. She was his top advocate, he loved her for it. Brosnan said that “She’s forever embedded in every fiber of my being. She’s there with me every day. I was so blessed to have met someone like that.”
A Powerful Influence
Losing The Battle
After a four-year fight, unfortunately Harris passed away in December 1991. He supported her through the whole time and the family was left heartbroken. Pierce had to stay strong, for the sake of his children. He had lost the love of his life but his kids needed him now more than ever. A loss of this magnitude truly changes someone’s outlook on life. Brosnan said, “[afterwards you] Just feel more deeply…You hug more deeply, you love more deeply.” Brosnan was having a tough time, and it was only her memory that kept him going.
Losing The Battle
