Quotes by Daniel Craig

About Daniel Craig:

Daniel Wroughton Craig is an English actor who trained at the National Youth Theatre and graduated from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in 1991, beginning his career on stage. His film debut was in the drama The Power of One (1992). Other early appearances were in the biographical film Elizabeth (1998) and the Disney family film A Kid in King Arthur's Court (1995), as well as in the historical war drama television series Sharpe's Eagle (1993) and the action-adventure drama series Zorro. Cast as the fictional British secret agent James Bond 007 in October 2005, his first film in the role, Casino Royale, was released in cinemas worldwide in November 2006.
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The idea of regretting not doing this seemed insane to me. Sitting in the corner at a bar at age 60, saying: 'I could've been Bond. Buy me a drink.' That's the saddest place I could be. At least now at 60 I can say: 'I was Bond. Now buy me a drink.'

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As a kid, I kind of spent my life being amazed by being tricked. I love being tricked. I still love it today.

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As soon as someone tells me: 'You're rather sexy,' I wish I could disappear. If somebody says: 'You were voted the world's sexiest man,' I have no idea what that means. How do I respond? 'Thank you' is the best you can do. George Clooney is the world...

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I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'

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I just think that the collective experience of going to see a film is something you can't recreate.

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It's not like I was trying to be sexy but I had to get fit because I had to be able to do stunts. Also I wanted that, if Bond took his clothes off, he looked like a man who did what he did, which was kill people for a living. I thought the only way t...

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My family and friends treat me as they always have.

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Suits are looked at more now as a business thing which is kind of a shame. If you're not wearing it just for work, you should try and trick it up a bit.

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You know, I think the film business is its own worst enemy because it sells movies on DVD footage and 'behind the scenes,' and now it's a real struggle trying to keep storylines and plotlines a secret.

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I genuinely believe that if you want to get in the film business, get in the film business.

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The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians.

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It's a huge challenge, a huge responsibility. Bond is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These opportunities don't come along very often so I thought, 'Why not?'

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The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right.

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I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.

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In all good westerns, the good guy is always a little bit questionable because he kind-of has to make moral judgments.

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Good scripts are hard to find.

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I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations.

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I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.

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At some point, life starts to pass you by and becomes about avoidance. I want to stay clear from that situation, because I don't like that.

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You've got to live your life, you've got to enjoy it.

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Author Bio

  • NameDaniel Craig
  • DescriptionEnglish actor
  • AliasesDan Craig; Daniel Wroughton Craig
  • BornMarch 2, 1968
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionTelevision Actor; Film Actor; Actor; Voice Actor