Daniel Craig Talks Almost Turning Down James Bond, His Successor and Roger Michell in New Interview

During a conversation with Edith Bowman at his BAFTA: Life in Pictures event supported by Tcl Mobile, Daniel Craig reflected on his career thus far as his time as James Bond comes to a close with the release of “No Time to Die” on Oct.

8.During the interview, Craig discussed the long-standing belief that the 2004 crime drama “Layer Cake” was the catalyst for him to play James Bond, saying that he didn’t see it that way at the time while acknowledging that it did elevate his career.“They always want to talk about ‘oh, you know ‘Layer Cake,’ it must have been your audition,’ and I was like, ‘believe me, it was the last thing on my mind that I was ever gonna play James Bond at that point,’” Craig said.

“It definitely changed, shifted things in a way.

People saw me in a different way and ‘oh,

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