Biography
Friends and Family
Gaspard Ulliel.
(Good friends.)
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Kate Moss.
(Good friends.)
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Lea Craig
[Sister]
(Older sister.)
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Olivia Craig
[Mother]
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Tim Craig
[Father]
Trivia and Quotes
Quotes
 "If I went onto the Internet and started looking at what some people were saying about me - which, sadly, I have done - it would drive me insane." - interview with Entertainment Weekly magazine. I got a personal trainer for `Casino Royale`, which has been an absolute godsend. I knew I had to be in the best shape I could be, otherwise I would never survive it. Because at the end of the day, there isn`t any painting-it-in for this movie. These stunts aren`t going to be helped by CGI...what you`re seeing is the real thing. And I`ve got the bruises to prove it! - on-set interview with David Giammarco, The Globe and Mail, March 27, 2006.
Sean Connery set and defined the character. He did something extraordinary with that role. He was bad, sexy, animalistic and stylish, and it is because of him I am here today. I wanted Sean Connery`s approval and he sent me messages of support, which meant a lot to me.
(On first hearing he had the role of James Bond) When [Bond producer] Barbara [Broccoli] rang me to tell me I`d got the part, I was buying dishwashing tablets in Whole Foods. I promptly dropped them and went and bought a bottle of vodka!
I always wanted to be an actor. I had the arrogance to believe I couldn`t be anything else.
Method actors suggest that you do sense memory exercises every time you do a scene. I use every method I can. Whatever works, I`ll use.
Pierce (Brosnan) and I had a few drinks over it and we discussed it. And his advice to me was, `Go for it!` - which I think is the best advice I could`ve gotten. - on being approached to take over the role of James Bond. Interview with David Giammarco, Hello Magazine, November 27, 2006.
Well, competition is so important, even when you`re an artist. And if you deny that there`s competition, then you`re a liar. That`s what gives you your ambition.
[On preparing for his second James Bond performance] Last time I did a lot of weights to bulk up. This time I`ll do more running. I won`t be as `no-neck`. But when this guy takes his shirt off, he should look like he could kill someone.
I don`t believe in self-promotion, really I can`t be arsed.
I go through life thinking it`s all going to end tomorrow.
I hate handguns. Handguns are used to shoot people and as long as they are around, people will shoot each other. That`s a simple fact. I`ve seen a bullet wound and it was a mess. It was on a shoot and it scared me. Bullets have a nasty habit of finding their target and that`s what`s scary about them.
Trivia
Was the only member of the Lara Croft: Tomb Raider cast to be a huge fan of the Tomb Raider video games. His favorite in the series was Tomb Raider II, released in 1997.
Is the shortest actor to play the role of James Bond, despite being relatively tall standing at 5 feet and 11 inches.
Quit smoking before making Casino Royale.
He is the first Bond actor to have been born after the Bond series began.
He`s a fan of Liverpool Football Club.
Is a big fan of Robert Altman films.
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