Craig: ‘I’ll never not think about Bond’
DANIEL Craig has said he will “never not think about” his time as James Bond because it has been “too big a thing in my life.”
His fifth film as 007, No Time To Die, will be his final appearance in the role, after 15 years as the spy with the licence to kill. The movie was unveiled at a starstudded royal premiere at the Royal Albert Hall last night.
Craig, who made his debut as 007 in the 2006 film Casino Royale, said that “the making of it was just so important”, when it came to reflecting on what the part has meant to him and his career.
He added: “I’m just so grateful for the fact that I got a chance to go and make one last one and it be this one and to finish telling the story.
“This has been a massive part of my life. I’m never not going to think about this, it’s been too big a thing in my life.”
Ben Whishaw, who has played gadget guru Q alongside Craig since 2012’s Skyfall, said it is emotional to think it is the last time his co-star will inhabit the role.
He said: “I’m moved to think that it’s his last film, personally because I just loved making them with him and I’ve had such a joyful time.
“So I’m sad for myself that that’s coming to an end.”