“Because what I could not do, and what I refused to do, was repeat what had gone before.
“One of the biggest reasons I did Casino Royale is the line, ‘A vodka martini, please.’ ‘Shaken or stirred?’ My reply was written in the script as, ‘Do I look like I give a fuck?’ And that’s it. Speaking to Empire for the upcoming world exclusive No Time To Die issue, Craig revealed the line in the Casino Royale script that made him sign on in the first place – one that signalled a significant shift from the Pierce Brosnan era. Considering how beloved Craig’s incarnation of the character is now, it’s hard to remember a time when there were campaigns against him being 007. When No Time To Die arrives in 2020, Daniel Craig will be the longest-standing James Bond – not by number of films, but having played the part for 14 years since Casino Royale.
