Daniel Craig

I can't go to war with paparazzi.

The truth is, I don't have any problem with journalists - I count some of them as friends - also some of my heroes are journalists, I'm a big fan of Robert Fisk - great people or crazy people who are prepared to stand up for what's right.

I know what I like in other actors: truth. That's the best. It makes you say, 'OK, I'll go with you on this.'

The genuine truth, and I do think about this a lot, is that I'm one of the least competitive people you'll ever meet. Except with myself.

I've got to be high class... Which is sad, because I like bars.

Being on your own would be sad, sick and weird. I don't trust myself. I need that balance.

If I wanted to make spy movies for the rest of my life, that would be one thing, but I don't want to just make spy movies.

I always wanted to make movies.

I was sick and tired of being an English actor who did a lot of American movies because I was cheap and good.

I guess you could say I've been in my share of violent movies.

When you're making movies you've got to get obsessive.

You're creating new things in movies and people are going to steal them.

Even the worst Bond movies, there's something to love about them.

Sexiness, particularly in movies, is the chess game in the 'Thomas Crown Affair'. It's, it's, I don't know, but Faye Dunaway comes up a lot in that thinking. It's the subtlety of sexiness. The moment you try to be sexy, then it's not.

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?'

The subject matter is very tricky. It's about the Munich massacre and what Mossad did afterwards with the assassination squads. I think it's a turning point in history, especially for the Palestinians.

I find it very easy playing Bond. I think he's hilarious. He gets himself into some extraordinarily funny situations.

My family and friends treat me as they always have.

I just think that the collective experience of going to see a film is something you can't recreate.

I genuinely believe that if you want to get in the film business, get in the film business.