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job and eclipsed all the other Bonds while
making the role your own.
DC: Thanks, Kam.
KW: Ilene Proctor says, Daniel. You are
such a phenomenally talented actor. What
has been your favorite role to date?
DC: Ooh, wow! That’s a really hard ques-
tion to answer. I’ve loved a lot of what I’ve
done. It’s a very difficult question to answer
because each individual movie has a very
specific memory. I’d have to put James
Bond near the top for sure.
KW: I’ve enjoyed the versatility of your
work which ranges from a relationship
drama like Mother to the historical thriller
Munich to the Holocaust drama Defiance.
What a mix!
DC: Yeah, I get around.
KW: Laz Lyles asks: Do we discover any-
thing new about Bond’s mental make-up,
motivations or fears in this film?
DC: Without giving anything away, Laz,
yes we do.
KW: Kate Newell says: I loved your per-
formance with the Queen in the Olympic
opening ceremonies. Is she going to be your
new Bond girl? Is there any chance of you
two working together again?
DC: I shouldn’t think so. I believe that
was just a one off. [Director] Danny Boyle
did such an extraordinary job with it. I was
very proud to be part of the opening cere-
mony and it was an extraordinary opportu-
nity for me to act with the Queen and to go
to the palace.
KW: Harriet Pakula-Teweles asks: did
you play a role in picking the Bond girls?
DC: Oh, no, not really, that’s Sam’s job,
although I certainly encouraged him when I
thought he was on the right track.
KW: Harriet also asks. Which was your
favorite location to shoot on?
DC: I enjoy them all, but London was the
best one this time around, because we shot
at a number of places there that you don’t
normally get to shoot. And I think that plays
very beautifully in the film.
KW: Eddie Von Der Schmidt asks: Have
there been moments in your career where
you personally doubted the likelihood of
breaking through and finding success?
DC: I never really had that in mind. I got
rid of my desire to make it a long time ago.
I actually have just enjoyed working. I’ve
always felt that when you’re only trying to
strive to be successful, and you’re always
worried about the grass being greener some-
where else, then you’ve failed. I’ve simply
enjoyed the experience of working with
people more than anything else, and that’s
where I’ve put all my energy. Of course, I
had a desire to be successful, too, but when
I first started acting, all I wanted to do was
pay the rent. I counted achieving that as the
biggest success.
KW: Is there any question no one ever
asks you, that you wish someone would?
DC: God, no! [LOL]
KW: What is your favorite dish to cook?
DC: Spaghetti vongole. It’s spaghetti with
clams in a white wine sauce.
KW: When you look in the mirror, what
do you see?
DC: Me, I see me.
KW: If you could have one wish instantly
granted, what would that be for?
DC: To banish hate. That’s a bit of a Miss
World beauty pageant question, but I really
Naomie Harris stars with Daniel Craig in the new James Bond thriller, ‘Skyfall.’ ‘
‘The most successful people I’ve met in my life are the ones who’ve had the
ability to encourage and get the best out of people,’ Craig says.
do wish people would stop hating each
other.
KW: The Ling-Ju Yen question: What is
your earliest childhood memory?
DC: Playing in my backyard. At about the
age of 3, I would imagine.
KW: The Judyth Piazza question: What
key quality do you believe all successful
people share?
DC: The people I admire are the ones who
allow the people around them to do their
job. The most successful people I’ve met in
my life are the ones who’ve had the ability
to encourage and get the best out of people.
KW: Attorney Bernadette Beekman asks:
What is your favorite charity?
DC: I have several: Dr. Bernardo’s chil-
dren’s charity… a friend of mine runs a
charity called Safe Africa, which is dedicat-
ed to the eradication of disease and poverty
in Africa… another is the RNLI, the Royal
National Lifeboat Institution, which I try to
help out as much as I can… and a few oth-
ers. But you know what? It may be a cultur-
al thing, but I kind of keep my charity work
private, maybe because I’m English. I think
it’s a private matter. That’s the way I grew
up.
KW: Thanks again for the time, Daniel.
It’s been an honor.
DC: Nice to talk to you, Kam. Bye!
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