Daniel Craig Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets
9th June 2016
Fact: Hilary Swank is revving up to join Daniel Craig and Channing Tatum in new heist film Logan Lucky, about brothers who plot a big job during a NASCAR race in Charlotte, North Carolina, reports Deadline.com. Adam Driver, Katherine Heigl, Seth MACFarlane and Riley Keough are also among the cast of the new Steven Soderbergh movie.
2nd December 2015
Fact: New James Bond movie Spectre has become the second most-successful film in the franchise's history. Daniel Craig's fourth outing as the suave superspy has grossed $750 million (£469 million) to date, since its release last month (Nov15), but its total box office takings is expected to fall short of the hugely popular Skyfall, which smashed records in 2012 when it became the only 007 movie to crack the $1 billion mark around the world. Expert analysts predict Spectre will bow out with between $850 million (£531 million) and $870 million (£544 million).
18th November 2015
Quote: "He's just too famous, it would be a betrayal. You have to protect your marriage. When you're young, you tell your girlfriends everything. One of the great pleasures of not being an adolescent is that you don't have to share everything. When you're married, that door closes. The audience goes, and you're in your own life." Actress Rachel Weisz explains why she prefers to keep details about her marriage to James Bond star Daniel Craig out of the headlines. The couple quietly wed in 2011.
17th November 2015
Fact: Daniel Craig has thanked U.S. TV personality Ellen DeGeneres for her support by gifting her the Omega watch he wore as James Bond in new movie Spectre. The Brit handed over the timepiece during an appearance on her daytime show on Tuesday (17Nov15).
5th November 2015
Quote: "Aston Martin designed it for the movie, it doesn't exist in the real world... You can, if you're feeling very flush, go and bid on one because we're gonna raise some money for charity." Daniel Craig reveals James Bond fans will have the opportunity to buy the "three or four" custom-made Aston Martin DB10 sports cars the actor wrecked while shooting the new 007 film, Spectre.
4th November 2015
Quote: "I have to have some more surgery... It becomes a routine after each of these movies. I have to go and have myself fixed up... It's impossible not to." Daniel Craig has a hospital visit booked once the global promotion tour for the new James Bond movie Spectre is complete - to fix the knee he injured while shooting the film. The injury stalled filming for two weeks.
27th August 2015
Quote: "On a flight to New York recently, Alicia Keys and Desmond Tutu were on the plane. I didn't go up to them. I smiled at Alicia Keys, but I couldn't look Desmond Tutu in the eye. I wanted to go up to him and fall at his feet. It was one of those situations where I blew it completely.'' Daniel Craig was starstruck on a recent flight.
21st August 2015
Fact: Waxwork figures depicting every incarnation of James Bond are to stand side-by-side for the first time at London's Madame Tussauds to celebrate the release of the latest 007 film SPECTRE in October(15). The models of SIR Sean Connery, GEORGE LAZENBY, SIR Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan will be put on display along with that of current Bond Daniel Craig.
22nd July 2015
Fact: A teaser trailer has been released for SPECTRE, the latest installment in the James Bond movie franchise. The long-awaited film, starring Daniel Craig as 007, is due for release in December (15). The action-packed trailer aired on Wednesday (22Jul15).
3rd June 2015
Quote: "It's very difficult to follow someone's footsteps and Daniel Craig is an absolute phenomenal actor and I think he's brought the Bond to a real state of credibility, I mean, it got goofy at times, but he is fantastic... If they ever ask me, I mean I grew up on James Bond so it's part of my culture and I do a lot of action movies, so it doesn't seem too far out of my reach to be able to do something like that, if it ever came." Movie hardman Jason Statham would welcome the chance to take over the role of 007 if fellow Brit DANIEL CRAIG decides to retire as the suave superspy.
5th March 2015
Quote: "He's a wonderful actor but not James Bond." Iconic former Bond girl Ursula Andress is unconvinced by Daniel Craig's onscreen portrayal of 007.
7th July 2013
Fact: James Bond star Daniel Craig thrilled the victorious British and Irish Lions rugby team in Sydney, Australia when he turned up on the pitch post match, and later in the team's dressing room, to congratulate his side. The Lions beat the Wallabies 41-16 at the ANZ Stadium on Saturday (06Jul13).
27th March 2013
Fact: Daniel Craig was chosen to unveil Range Rover's new car model in New York City on Tuesday (26Mar13). The British actor drove the Suv through Manhattan and delivered it to the company's official press launch. The drive was filmed for a promotional clip and the actor, who gained his American driving licence late last year (12), went on to attend a party for the new model, along with Duran Duran's Simon Le Bon.
5th March 2013
Quote: "When I turned 40, it was one of the best years of my life; I played Blanche in A Streetcar Named Desire, Hester Collyer in (movie) The Deep Blue Sea and I got married - none of which I'd ever done before." British actress Rachel Weisz admits 2011 was a good year for her after tying the knot with James Bond star Daniel Craig.
7th January 2013
Quote: "I don't talk about my work, and nor does he. It's very private. There is nothing worse than two actors getting together and talking about acting. It's like the end - it's the worst." Rachel Weisz insists she doesn't talk about her experiences on set when she returns home to her husband Daniel Craig.
15th November 2012
Quote: "I really try not to... but then I can't help myself and I disappear up my own a**, and that starts a whole cycle where I've gotta look... It's a sickness... I'll look up some porn occasionally. Hey, I'm only human." Daniel Craig can't stay away from the Internet.
15th November 2012
Quote: "Being naked has never been an issue for me. Whether it's male or female, I don't have a problem with a naked body... but, no, I won't be doing it in a Bond movie. You can show f**ny (vagina), but you can't show d**k, or else you'd lose your rating rapidly." Daniel Craig won't be baring all as James Bond.
15th November 2012
Quote: "It's one of the great pleasures in life, though I've been brought up well enough to not do it in public." Daniel Craig likes to pick his nose.
14th November 2012
Quote: "The only thing to ever get me in trouble would be someone looking at my girl the wrong way. That always got me going. I still get jealous... I was in a bar in France and this guy pinched my girl's a**, and I flew across the room, kind of lifted the guy up. These days I'm much more happy to have a quiet word with somebody." Actor Daniel Craig insists he's nothing like tough guy James Bond in real life - he'd only pick a fight if someone disrespected or flirted with his wife, Rachel Weisz.
9th November 2012
Quote: "It was in the evening and Sam turned up late. I hadn't seen him for a long time and he apologised for saying to Entertainment Weekly that I wouldn't be a good Bond." Daniel Craig upon meeting Sam Mendes at a party Hugh Jackman threw in New York in 2009. The actor asked Mendes to direct his next Bond movie, which became Skyfall, at the bash.
8th November 2012
Quote: "The job comes with a lot of responsibility. I wake up every morning and tell myself I need to do a good job - people are watching." Daniel Craig admits it isn't easy being James Bond.
8th November 2012
Quote: "I keep a few and I sign them and give them to charity to raise money. A suit from Skyfall sold for over $75,000 (£47,000)." Daniel Craig likes to donate his custom-made James Bond suits to charity.
8th November 2012
Quote: "I don't jump from trains in my free time. To be honest, I don't even like to work out... I work out every day on set because I've got to keep fit. Otherwise I get injured. But it's boring." Daniel Craig insists he's nothing like all-action superspy James Bond in real-life.
26th October 2012
Quote: "That villain with the cat on his lap, let's bring him back. Mike Myers took him, and we have to reclaim him." Daniel Craig is keen to inject the humour back into Bond films.
26th October 2012
Quote: "I was drunk, so if it hadn't worked out, I could have blamed it on that." Daniel Craig on offering pal Sam Mendes the chance to direct new Bond film Skyfall at a Hugh Jackman party without clearing his idea with franchise producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson first.
15th October 2012
Quote: "I looked at them both and forgot the lines. There was a silence and Sam (Mendes) said, 'Cut, what's wrong?' And I said, 'I'm sorry, man, I just realised I'm in a James Bond movie and M and James Bond are looking at me.'" JAVIER BARDEM struggled with nerves on the set of Skyfall as he was starstruck by Daniel Craig and Dame Judi Dench.
11th October 2012
Quote: "I don't think they have even all been together at once. I've met Pierce a couple times, but I've not met the other Bonds. There's no special pass... (to) have a drink in a clubroom somewhere." Daniel Craig insists there's no secret club for JAMES BOND stars past and present.
11th October 2012
Quote: "When he gets dressed up is when he can really double me very well. I kind of send him out sometimes if I'm in foreign climes - 'He's here, he's here!'" Actor Daniel Craig loves tricking the paparazzi by using his JAMES BOND stunt double Ben Cooke as a decoy.
5th October 2012
Quote: "When Adele's name came up I just jumped at it and said, 'We have to get her'. I just thought she has the voice, the exact tone you wanted." JAMES BOND star Daniel Craig approves of the British soul star's theme tune for the new 007 movie Skyfall, which was released on Friday (05Oct12) to mark the franchise's 50th anniversary.
3rd October 2012
Quote: "It's amazing how many times I've sat in interviews like this in a bar or a hotel, and it's 11 o'clock in the morning and someone sends a martini over. And it's like, really? It's 11 o'clock! I'm not going to drink it." James Bond fans are constantly buying Daniel Craig the drink favoured by his most famous character.
7th August 2012
Quote: "How can you not present him as a hot individual? He is a hot individual. You mean, are there any bod (body) shots? How can I put this? Yeah, I guess there are moments when he is hot, absolutely." Director Sam Mendes reveals Daniel Craig will be displaying his toned physique in new James Bond film Skyfall.
3rd May 2012
Quote: "There is a very strong connection. It's 49 years to the day, I think, since he was last here when they were filming To Russia With Love." Daniel Craig on taking James Bond back to Istanbul, Turkey for new film Skyfall.
6th April 2012
Quote: "I just went up to him at this party and said, 'Do you want to be in a Bond movie?', and he went, 'Yes'. I went, 'Great,' and that was it." Daniel Craig on recruiting Spanish actor Javier Bardem as the new Bond villain in Skyfall.
4th April 2012
Quote: "(I'll) keep going until they tell me to stop. I know there'll be someone after me, and hopefully someone after them - I'm just trying to keep (the franchise) going." Daniel Craig wants to carry on playing James Bond for as long as possible.
20th March 2012
Quote: "I'd love to play Bond with Chris Nolan (directing) or something. It would be awesome." Inception star Tom Hardy has his sights set on taking over the role of 007 from Daniel Craig.
4th January 2012
Fact: David Beckham has fought off competition from Daniel Craig and Brad Pitt to be named the owner of the most enviable abs in showbiz. The Bond star came second while the Hollywood hunk landed third place in the poll by exercise firm Slendertone.
21st December 2011
Quote: "The first question I asked was: Is this going to be a Pg-13? Is it going to be a movie for everyone? I just would see no point in making a version of Girl with the Dragon Tattoo to take the children to see." Daniel Craig wanted to ensure his new movie The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo stayed true to the violent books and wasn't softened for younger audiences.
4th December 2011
Quote: "There was a class I heard someone talk about - spinning yoga - which is an hour and a half of spinning, then an hour and a half of yoga, hot f**king yoga. What are you doing with your life where you can spend three hours on that." Daniel Craig isn't a fan of Hollywood vigorous training sessions.
30th November 2011
Quote: "I think there’s a lot to be said for keeping your own counsel. It’s not about being afraid to be public with your emotions or about who you are and what you stand for. But if you sell it off it’s gone. You can't buy it back - you can't buy your privacy back." Daniel Craig is keen to keep his private life private.
30th November 2011
Quote: "You see that and you think, 'What, you mean all I have to do is behave like a f**king idiot on television and then you’ll pay me millions?'" Daniel Craig is not a fan of reality TV shows like Keeping Up With The Kardashians.
21st October 2011
Fact: Suave superspy James Bond is going grunge for the next installment in the franchise - Daniel Craig will reportedly sport a bushy beard in the 23rd 007 movie, which is provisionally titled Skyfall.
9th August 2011
Quote: "The parties were either at my house because I had the kids and the pool, or if they were night parties, they were at Daniel's, because he had the tequila." Director Jon Favreau's celebrations were different to his Cowboys & Aliens star Daniel Craig's parties.
1st August 2011
Quote: "You know what I'm thinking in those long close-ups, and what I guarantee most other actors are thinking? 'What's for lunch? Do I fancy the chicken or the beef?'" James Bond star Daniel Craig on his brooding stare.
22nd July 2011
Quote: "I can't do the t**s-and-teeth stuff. I'm not hardwired to do that. I can't sell." Daniel Craig insists he's no good when it comes to promoting films.
21st July 2011
Quote: "We didn't f**king register... I don't need a fridge." Daniel Craig didn't even request gifts from family and friends for his top secret wedding to fellow Brit Rachel Weisz.
10th July 2011
Fact: Newlyweds Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz have been spotted together for the first time since they married in secret last month (Jun11). The two Brits were snapped holding hands at a New York airport on Friday (08Jul11).
7th July 2011
Quote: "I grew up... watching The Godfather and that, movies that were made for adults, and this is a $100 million R-rated movie. Nobody makes those anymore. And (David) Fincher, he's not holding back. They've given him free rein." Daniel Craig likes what he's seen so far of the Hollywood adaptation of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
6th July 2011
Fact: British actress Rachel Weisz showed off her wedding ring in New York on Tuesday (05Jul11), following her secret marriage to James Bond star Daniel Craig last month (22Jun11). Weisz was spotted sporting the band as she boarded a flight out of the city.
29th April 2011
Quote: "You get over the saddle soreness, thankfully. I mean, after a week the scabs heal over. You think I'm joking? Why do you think cowboys walk so funny?" British actor Daniel Craig was in agony riding horses for upcoming blockbuster Cowboys And Aliens.
21st October 2010
Quote: "I really like Daniel and I like his work. He got me away from all the old Bonds - apart from Sean Connery." Hollywood hardman Bruce Willis is a big fan of latest James Bond star Daniel Craig.
1st May 2010
Quote: "Bond Patel? That would be great. I need to learn how to drive before I can be Bond. I'm getting there." Dev Patel is keen to take over from Daniel Craig as the next James Bond.
26th November 2009
Fact: Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig raised over $7,000 (£4,374) for charity during their Broadway performance of A STEADY RAIN on Tuesday (24Nov09) - by auctioning off the vests they were wearing during the play. The duo also offered to meet audience members backstage and sign autographs, with proceeds going to the Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids foundation. It follows a similar stunt last month (Oct09) which raised $4,000 (£2,670).
2nd October 2009
Quote: "Imagine what the audiences were like 400 years ago. Theatres were rowdy old places back then full of drunks and people picking up hookers. It's so funny how everyone is expected to sit so quietly in theatres now and you get shushed if you cough too loudly." Jude Law, currently starring as Hamlet on Broadway, weighs in on Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig's recent on-stage outburst after a fan's phone went off.
2nd October 2009
Quote: "I liked it. I thought it was pretty amazing, those guys were amazing. Those guys don't need good reviews, they can go as long as they want." Woody Harrelson can't understand why Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig's new Broadway play A STEADY RAIN has received less-than-positive reviews.
1st October 2009
Quote: "We've had a couple of instances. A girl in the front row was taking pictures and filming but she got nabbed (caught)." Actor Jude Law sympathises with fellow Broadway performers Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig after a recent showing of their play A STEADY RAIN was interrupted by the ringing of an audience member's cell phone. Law is currently starring in a New York production of HAMLET.
9th July 2009
Fact: Daniel Craig has bought Oasis rockers NOEL and Liam Gallagher's old house in Camden, London for $7.3 million (£4.5 million). The singers lived at the house when they first moved to the British capital as Oasis rose to fame in the early 1990s.
14th June 2009
Fact: James Bond is joining the war on terror - Daniel Craig's 007 will tackle the Taliban in Afghanistan in the next Bond movie, slated for release in 2011.
28th April 2009
Quote: "Out comes Daniel Craig, who's in the film, and Jamie Bell (who plays Tintin) - and they both looked really good in their suits. That made me think about my body for a bit. Not for long obviously." Simon Pegg's TINTIN co-stars' trim physiques made him momentarily consider shaping up.
14th March 2009
Quote: "Daniel Craig is a very good actor. Whatever he does, he does it very well. But my James Bond is Sean Connery." Former BOND girl Ursula Andress insists the current 007 actor is no match for her DR. NO co-star.
10th March 2009
Quote: "Who wouldn't want to act with Daniel Craig? And I'd make a pretty good, slinky villain, truth be told." Jennifer Aniston wants to be a bad Bond girl.
7th February 2009
Quote: "Ooh, a Bond girl, I'd love it. I think Daniel Craig is great as Bond, so powerful. I could have beaten the hell out of Pierce Brosnan. But Daniel, he's hard rock. He's a bruiser." Emily Blunt has a 007 role firmly in her sights.
5th January 2009
Quote: "I'm not a funny man. That's not who I am." James Bond actor Daniel Craig will never contemplate starring in a comedy.
4th January 2009
Quote: "Turning 40 meant less to me than I thought it would. I had a good party and enjoyed it. I woke up on my 40th birthday with a hangover. It wasn't a pretty sight." Bond actor Daniel Craig insists the only worry he had on his milestone birthday was the morning after.
3rd January 2009
Quote: "Eventually when I'm not working I get miserable, very miserable." Daniel Craig likes to keep busy.
2nd January 2009
Quote: "I just wanted to make a living out of it. You know, pay the rent, and enjoy it. But the idea of making lots of money and being this successful didn't cross my mind." Daniel Craig didn't expect his career choice to make him a multi-millionaire.
10th December 2008
Quote: "I want health for my family and friends. I'd like to continue what I'm doing - but world peace would be nice, too." Daniel Craig on his hopes for the New Year.
14th November 2008
Quote: "You can't compare my work to what Jackie Chan does. Jackie Chan really performs all these incredible stunts by himself that you see on camera. The difference here being it's not really me doing these things all by myself. My job is just to make the whole thing look good." James Bond star Daniel Craig is modest about his stunt work as 007.
13th November 2008
Quote: "You do have to keep working at looking fit. When I'm starting a movie, I start going to a gym. In fact, I'm in there doing workouts seven days a week. But I'll tell you something else. The minute the movie is finished, I stop going to the gym." James Bond actor Daniel Craig admits he's not keen to maintain the serious workout regime required of his superspy character 007.
13th November 2008
Quote: "The joke of it is I'm injured doing the small stuff. When I'm jumping off buildings or driving a car, I'm safe." James Bond star Daniel Craig laughs off having the flesh of his fingertip ripped away during a fight scene for QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
12th November 2008
Quote: "By the time the critics started coming, we were halfway through the movie. I felt good about it then and I feel good about it now." James Bond star Daniel Craig ignores negative criticism surrounding the box-office smash series.
7th November 2008
Fact: Bosses at British cinema chain Vue has banned children from seeing the new James Bond film in a bid to keep down noise from young people talking and using phones during screenings. The ban has been issued across the U.K., despite QUANTUM OF SOLACE bearing a 12A certificate, meaning children under 12 are allowed to see the Daniel Craig-starring film with an adult chaperone.
3rd November 2008
Quote: "The sexiness of a Bond movie has to come from... consenting adults. The fact is, the stronger you make those characters, the more entertaining it's going to be. It can't just be me taking my top off." Daniel Craig insists James Bond movies are more substantial than they used to be.
30th October 2008
Quote: "There are not many people I would strip off for. Daniel was a very lucky boy to see me naked." New Bond girl Gemma Arterton on her nude scene with 007 star Daniel Craig in QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
29th October 2008
Quote: "I'm very touched by being called a sex symbol. It's very nice but I have a sense of humour about it. On the one hand it's very flattering but on the other it doesn't have much relevance in my life. I live with somebody, so all my energy goes into our relationship... She has everything I truly look for." 007 actor Daniel Craig only has eyes for his longterm girlfriend SATSUKI MITCHELL.
28th October 2008
Quote: "I'm very touched by being called a sex symbol. It's very nice but I have a sense of humour about it. On the one hand it's very flattering but on the other it doesn't have much relevance in my life. I live with somebody, so all my energy goes into our relationship... She has everything I truly look for." 007 actor Daniel Craig only has eyes for his longterm girlfriend SATSUKI MITCHELL.
28th October 2008
Quote: "I tend to giggle a lot, probably way too much, and I tend to get in trouble for it. I guess that's not very Bond like. DAME Judi Dench likes to tell jokes - but I wouldn't like to embarrass her by repeating them!" James Bond star Daniel Craig enjoys a laugh with his Casino Royale and QUANTUM OF SOLACE co-star Dench.
28th October 2008
Quote: "There are plenty of places we could shoot in the British Isles. If the credit crunch hits the movie business, who knows? Bond in the Lake District, Liverpool... or Birmingham!" James Bond star Daniel Craig jokes that the franchise may have to give up filming in exotic locations if the global financial situation worsens.
24th October 2008
Quote: "Maybe I've got it wrong; maybe I should just go and move to Monte Carlo and live on a yacht." Daniel Craig thinks he should live more like James Bond.
23rd October 2008
Fact: James Bond star Daniel Craig shares the same publicist as his predecessor Pierce Brosnan.
22nd October 2008
Quote: "I would kill for my family, it's as simple as that." James Bond star Daniel Craig would live up to his 007 alter-ego if needed to.
19th October 2008
Quote: "I have a nice wardrobe. I've been spoiled. Once you're measured for a suit it's very hard to go back to suits off the peg." Playing James Bond has smartened Daniel Craig up. (KL/PL/ZN) "I have a nice wardrobe. I've been spoiled. Once you're measured for a suit it's very hard to go back to suits off the peg." Playing JAMES BOND has smartened DANIEL CRAIG up.
19th October 2008
Quote: "I thought he was a golfer. Bring him on." Daniel Craig likes the idea of rocker Alice Cooper playing the villain in a future James Bond film.
18th October 2008
Quote: "We don't need to see him fling one (condom) out the window afterward. I think we've kind of made the leap that you would expect someone to use one now." Daniel Craig insists his James Bond practices safe sex.
17th October 2008
Quote: "I had an Austin Powers alarm. On set I'd say, 'That's Austin Powers. We can't do it.'" Daniel Craig fights to avoid silly Austin Powers puns in his James Bond films.
17th October 2008
Quote: "I've got nothing against gadgets, but, these days, we're surrounded by them. If you want gadgets, pick up a gadget magazine... People aren't that impressed with it anymore." Daniel Craig on why James Bond has ditched his famous gadgets.
15th October 2008
Fact: James Bond actor Daniel Craig has been immortalised in wax as the superspy. The Madame Tussauds waxwork was unveiled on Wednesday (15Oct08) as part of the Espionage-themed experience.
13th October 2008
Fact: James Bond star Daniel Craig isn't suffering from the current economic crisis - he has splashed out $7.4 million (GBP4 million) on a new London home in the posh area of Regent's Park, reportedly paying $1.1 million (GBP600,000) more than the house sold for last year (07).
2nd October 2008
Quote: "I lost my fingerprint so I can commit all sorts of crimes with that finger. I look forward to that." James Bond star Daniel Craig on his recent finger injury on the set of 007 movie QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
2nd October 2008
Quote: "Commando. Any chance I can get. I'm British, so going commando is a summer holiday thing." James Bond star Daniel Craig prefers not to wear any underwear.
2nd October 2008
Quote: "Commando. Any chance I can get. I'm British, so going commando is a summer holiday thing." Actor Daniel Craig prefers not to wear any underwear.
17th September 2008
Quote: “I never diet, I work out but don't diet, otherwise life would be awful.” Bond star Daniel Craig refuses to give up the food he loves.
17th September 2008
Quote: "I'm not going to put those trunks on ever again!" Daniel Craig vows never to don the famous Casino Royale swimming shorts again.
8th September 2008
Fact: A doll of Angelina Jolie has sold for $3,350 (GBP2,000) on internet auction website eBay. The hand-painted, 16-inch (40 centimetre) figurine was created by artist Noel Cruz. He has also made dolls of Johnny Depp, Daniel Craig, and Orlando Bloom.
27th August 2008
Quote: "This stuff is important to me. You have the monarchy, you have government, and then you have the Civil Service. The reason the Civil Service remains a non-political organisation is that if the shit hits the fan like goose-stepping Nazi bastards, you hope the Civil Service will turn around and go, 'We've got it covered'." James Bond star Daniel Craig is proud of Britain's bureaucracy.
7th July 2008
Quote: "I did have this image of me strutting down the corridors in my spandex suit and high heels and bumping into Dan (Daniel Craig) looking all butch and Bond-like." Former 007 superspy Pierce Brosnan was reluctant to return to the BOND film studio to shoot scenes for new movie MAMMA MIA!
9th June 2008
Fact: Hollywood star Johnny Depp has been voted the U.K.'s favourite actor. Depp saw off competition from James Bond star Daniel Craig, SIR Anthony Hopkins and SIR Sean Connery to take the top slot in the survey of Britain's most loved male stars.
8th June 2008
Quote: "I've never been asked to do James Bond and I have a better body (than Daniel Craig)." Dustin Hoffman on his 007 dreams.
5th May 2008
Fact: The International James Bond Fan Club has voted British actor Daniel Craig their favourite 007 of all time - ahead of SIR Sean Connery, SIR Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan, GEORGE LAZENBY and TIMONTHY DALTON.
30th March 2008
Fact: Bosses of car manufacturer Ford have negotiated a $36 million (GBP18 million) deal to have their little Ka Zetec Climate model featured in the new James Bond movie, QUANTUM OF SOLACE. 007 actor Daniel Craig will be seen driving the sensible car in the opening scenes of the forthcoming film before returning to his usual Aston Martin sports car.
28th March 2008
Quote: "I think DANIEL is a terrific choice." SIR Sean Connery praises James Bond bosses for picking Daniel Craig as the latest actor to play 007.
27th March 2008
Quote: "It's never too early to be a has-been! There's not a lot of point being unduly optimistic about this business. It'll turn around and bite you on the arse - that's just the way it is." James Bond star Daniel Craig isn't expecting a long career in showbusiness.
4th March 2008
Quote: "It's really a crime - it makes me weep every time! They are great suits." James Bond star Daniel Craig has ruined 40 suits by designer Tom Ford while filming stunts for QUANTUM OF SOLACE, the 22nd installment of the superspy franchise.
3rd March 2008
Quote: "I love British men. I had a crush on Hugh Grant for ages, then I had a Colin Farrell thing that turned into a Daniel Craig phase after I saw him in Casino Royale. Actually, I'd love to be a Bond girl." Lost actress YUNKIN KIM loves her British movie hunks.
27th February 2008
Fact: Daniel Craig tested out James Bond's latest Aston Martin by speeding round a test track at 155 miles-per hour (249.4 kilometres-per-hour).
20th February 2008
Quote: "My 40th is in the middle of Bond but I'll celebrate it as best I can because I've got a feeling that 49 is going to come around really quickly." Actor Daniel Craig plans on making the most of his landmark celebrations on 2 March (08). He is currently filming the forthcoming James Bond movie QUANTUM OF SOLACE.
17th December 2007
Fact: Daniel Craig let it slip in an online interview that the next James Bond movie could be called 007.
6th December 2007
Quote: "So she's going to be in every movie I make from now on! It's contractual!" James Bond star Daniel Craig jokes about co-starring with Eva Green in Casino Royale and their new movie THE GOLDEN COMPASS.
4th December 2007
Quote: "It was hell, awful, I wouldn't recommend it to anybody!" Actor Daniel Craig jokes about working with THE GOLDEN COMPASS co-star NICOLE KIDMAN.
30th October 2007
Fact: British actor Daniel Craig has signed a $60 million (GBP30 million) contract to star in the next four James Bond movies.
15th October 2007
Quote: "(I'd like to be) a very glamorous spy... who has affairs with Daniel Craig." Jennifer Aniston on her dreams of becoming a Bond girl.
3rd July 2007
Quote: "I've never really had a desire to do SHAKESPEARE... For me, it's just too many lines." JAMES BOND Daniel Craig has no plans to play HAMLET or Macbeth.
2nd July 2007
Quote: "I don't know SEAN (CONNERY), but I wouldn't want to meet him in a dark alley." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig has no plans to upset the first official 007.
14th June 2007
Quote: "He's cute. I just stared at him all day." Eve on FLASHBACKS OF A FOOL co-star Daniel Craig.
14th April 2007
Fact: Movie hunk Daniel Craig and sexy Desperate Housewives star Eva Longoria are to play Steve McQueen and his first wife NEILE ADAMS in a fiery new biopic.
7th April 2007
Quote: "How can I be the next Bond girl? My cellulite wouldn't look very good in a bikini." Sienna Miller on rumours she's set to join Layer Cake co-star Daniel Craig in the next James Bond movie.
13th January 2007
Quote: "People are saying that because we starred in Layer Cake together and because we get on so well. I don't think Daniel has time to be my agent for the moment." Actress Sienna Miller plays down reports new 007 Daniel Craig has picked her out to star as his love interest in the next James Bond film.
12th December 2006
Quote: "I would have loved to be able to work with him more. He is incredibly raw and gritty and talented and he's so bold. He's really brave. What he done with James Bond is so exciting and brilliant." Sienna Miller hails her Layer Cake co-star - and alleged ex-lover - Daniel Craig as the perfect 007.
7th December 2006
Fact: The iconic scene of Daniel Craig stepping out of the sea in his swimming trunks in Casino Royale is one of the best selling mobile phone downloads of the year.
20th November 2006
Quote: "The special thing is a lot down to Sean Connery... Casting Sean, a Scotsman, in the role - as the quintessential Englishman - really put the spin on it and probably is one of the reasons it's lasted so long." New 007 Daniel Craig on why James Bond continues to be big business after 44 years.
19th November 2006
Quote: "I think it's partly Dutch courage and sometimes he gets himself banged up and he needs a good scotch. It sort of fitted into the character and it fitted into the story." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig on why his suave superspy drinks so much in CASINO ROYALE.
17th November 2006
Quote: "They have this tradition, which I didn't know at the time, you have to do FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE. That was the audition scene." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig on his screen test for CASINO ROYALE.
15th November 2006
Fact: Queen Elizabeth II joined James Bond star Daniel Craig and thousands of screaming fans at the UK premiere of new 007 movie Casino Royale in London's Leicester Square last night.
13th November 2006
Fact: New James Bond star Daniel Craig used to be nicknamed Mr Potatohead in school because of his craggy looks.
9th November 2006
Quote: "I got off the Tube at Piccadilly (central London), finished the last page and threw it in a bin and went, 'Well, that was all right.'" New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig was less than impressed reading IAN FLEMING's Casino Royale - the basis for his new movie.
9th November 2006
Quote: "Stunt penis? I've got four or five." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig admits he used stand-ins for the raunchy sex scenes in CASINO ROYALE.
6th November 2006
Quote: "The first time I said it was on set for the film. I didn't hex it, I waited for the moment. I don't want to demystify it - it's a great line and I don't want to go around saying it because if I do the magic's gone." New James Bond actor Daniel Craig shares his feelings on the iconic line, "The name's Bond...James Bond."
6th November 2006
Quote: "I'm not obsessive about fitness. I work out three or four times a week but I take the weekends off and drink as much Guinness as I can get down my neck." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig gives exercise and Martinis a miss off set.
27th October 2006
Fact: Italian fashion house BRIONI is releasing a special-edition tuxedo with hidden pockets and a built-in holster to coincide with the release of the new James Bond movie Casino Royale. Brioni designers have exclusively dressed new Bond Daniel Craig for the upcoming film.
2nd October 2006
Quote: "I scrub up nicely... Maybe I'm not the prettiest Bond that's ever been, and maybe I'm not the suavest... (but) I've worked my butt off for this movie. I'm not going to foul it up." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig insists he's a good enough 007, despite fans and critics' jibes.
2nd October 2006
Quote: "I can blow off someone's head at close range and splatter blood, but I can't light a good Cuban (cigar)." Daniel Craig on the restrictions of playing JAMES BOND.
28th August 2006
Fact: Movie bosses have ditched James Bond's trademark "shaken not stirred" catchphrase from new 007 film Casino Royale. Daniel Craig's Bond will instead ask for "a dry Martini, please".
29th May 2006
Quote: "He's quite rugged and there's something broken about him; it makes him quite sexy." New Bond girl Eva Green is impressed with new 007, Daniel Craig.
21st April 2006
Fact: New 007 Daniel Craig has signed to play the DEVIL in the movie adaptation of bestselling book I, LUCIFER. The star will start shooting as soon as filming is wrapped on his debut James Bond flick, Casino Royale.
10th March 2006
Quote: "The men will be wincing... though I'm sure some women will be applauding." New JAMES BOND star Daniel Craig on having his testicles tortured in upcoming 007 movie Casino Royale.
26th February 2006
Quote: <p>"Of course I've changed. I mean, I'm now James Bond, for God's sake. I've got to test drive an Aston Martin." Daniel Craig knows landing the coveted 007 role has altered things. </p>
22nd February 2006
Quote: <p>"All I can say to anyone who's prepared to listen is, 'Wait and see. If it's (the film) crap, then hands up, I'll walk away.'" New James Bond actor Daniel Craig asks fans to wait until Casino Royale is released before judging him. </p>
21st February 2006
Fact: <p>New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig is terrified of flying. </p>
13th January 2006
Quote: <p>"It goes, Sean Connery, GEORGE LAZENBY, Roger Moore, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, DANNY CRAIG? It sounds odd to me. I really don't want to get the rap for destroying that franchise." New JAMES BOND Daniel Craig admits he's nervous about taking on the role of 007 in Casino Royale. </p>
20th October 2005
Quote: <p>"It f**king sucks." Pierce Brosnan explains how it feels to be replaced by Daniel Craig as the new James Bond. </p>
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