Daniel Craig reveals advice for next Bond: ‘Don’t f*** it up’
Actor also defended decision to delay No Time to Die
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Your support makes all the difference.Daniel Craig has given a memorable and succinct piece of advice for the next actor who takes on the role of James Bond.
Speaking on The Tonight Show With Jimmy Fallon on James Bond Day (5 October), he said his guidance for the next star to play 007 is: “Don’t f*** it up. It is a beautiful, amazing thing.”
Craig also talked about his decision to move on from the franchise after No Time to Die, the 25th Bond film. “I’ve given it everything I can,” he said. “I’m so glad that I came back and did this last one. We had lots of loose threads we hadn’t tied up.
“The story just didn’t feel complete… I needed a break, I truly admit it.”
He added: “I just needed to get my head away from it for a while and once I had, we started talking about storylines and things that we could do, and where we could take it.”
The release date of No Time to Die has been moved back for the second time due to the coronavirus pandemic.
The announcement was swiftly followed by the news that cinema giant Cineworld is closing its 128 cinemas in the UK and Ireland, as well as its US theatres, putting thousands of jobs at risk.
Craig defended the decision to delay the film, saying now is “not the right time” to release it.
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