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.’
I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he’s hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations.
I genuinely believe that if you want to get in the film business, get in the film business.
I like fishing, I like painting; I like painting fish.
You get used to the rejection and you don’t take it personally.
Good scripts are hard to find.
I like going to the gym every day because I’m in physiotherapy every day.
Nothing is stopping me from doing anything. I haven’t got a golden handcuff.
I try not the count chickens, and I really do because there’s no point because you go crazy. I’m very happy with the way this is working out. If they do another movie I’d love to do, and we’ll fit in it.
My mother gave me a real kick toward cooking, which was that if I wanted to eat, I’d better know how to do it myself.
I don’t want to be a celebrity because that sucks. It’s just madness.
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?’
I’m potentially worth a lot of money, but I’ve got to go and make something that’s worth a lot of money.
I’ve seen a lot in my life, and everybody goes down the dark, winding staircase eventually. It’s a bad place to be and that’s why having good friends is always essential. Those are the people who pull you out.