Actor Pierce Brosnan has admitted that being compared to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein was all the inspiration he needed to decide it was time to lose the grey beard. The actor said that while he was rather fond of his beard, it was not worth keeping if he reminded people of the dictator. "It seemed like a good choice about three months ago but I've been living with it now and I look more like - so I've been told - Saddam Hussein... or Kentucky Fried Chicken (Colonel Sanders)," Contactmusic quoted him as saying. Now if someone would just talk to Mel Gibson about HIS Saddam beard ...
