- He demanded that the scripts for his movies were believeable and original than the same old world domination plot.
- He brought the most energy, vigor and vitality of all the Bond actors.
- He did most of his own stunts, adding a much greater physicality to the character than Moore and Connery.
- His character was the closest to Fleming's novels, and he looked the part too.
- His Bond was able to be aggressive and vulnerable like Craig's, but he also had an elegance and lightness to his performance when needed.
- He changed the direction of the series, adding more violence and action, laying the framework for Brosnan and Craig's films.
- His character was the most respectful of women ; he jettisoned the character's misogynistic and philandering tendencies.
- Unlike Connery and Moore, he quit the role before he got too old.
Dalton's lack of acclaim (compared to Craig, right now) was moreso due to bad luck than any fault on his part.
- There was a 6 year long lawsuit. He could've had a movie in 1991, 1993 and possibly 1995.
- Audiences were not ready for a darker grittier Bond, as they are today.
- John Glen was a good director, but he wasn't able to do for Dalton what Campbell did for Brosnan and Craig.
- UA didn't dress him very well. His clothes were often ill fitted and not very becoming.
- UA made some poor casting choices in The Living Daylights
- License to Kill had a terrible advertising campaign and stiff competition at the box office.