- Turned down the role of Max Zorin for the 1985 James Bond film A View to a Kill (1985), citing his lack of enthusiasm for recent Bond villains.
- Turned down the role of Captain Hook in Hook (1991)
- He has one son in 1971 with his then-wife Angela Bowie, originally named Zowie - who later changed it to Joe and who is now known as Duncan.
David Bowie could have fought Robin Williams in Hook! That blows my mind. I want David Bowie in every movie.