These days, Daniel Craig’s name is synonymous withJames Bond.
AsThe Guardiannotes, Craig was already an established name at the time.
After being courted by producer Barbara Broccoli, Craig consulted with colleagues and loved ones.
As former collaborator John Maybury recalled, “It was a very complicated choice for him.
There were repercussions for him in his personal life as well as professionally.”
Thankfully, Craig was reassured that “there is life after Bond.”
“My personal life was affected by being that famous all of a sudden,” he said.
“I used to lock myself in and terminate the curtains…
I was physically and mentally under siege.”
Craig felt he’d already achieved the level of success that his abilities afforded him in the industry.
“I had done weird arty movies,” he explained.
“It was a harder sell.
However, upon reading the script for what would become his debut as Bond, Craig was sold.
