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Craig takes getting in shape for his films seriously

Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
edited December 2011 in Actors Posts: 13,350
In this short (39 second) sound bite, Craig talks about how he gets in shape, why he can't go to the gym and how he always tries to keep fit.

http://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/2011/12/27/daniel-craig-takes-getting-in-shape-for-his-films-seriously/

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  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    Congratulations on kicking the smoking habit Dan. Kudos!
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    this is why i cannot see him beating roger moore's 7 films! he loves the physical aspect of the role.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I've found it somewhat difficult to maintain such a regime, such as from past experiences after a fitness center session there always seemed to be the lure of some pizza outlets or fast food 'attractions of evil', got no willpower sometimes, mind you I'm not trying out to be James Bond so excuses can be made, I'll have to try harder next year to stay away from such things, I applaud Craig for his actions, giving up smoking can be hard sometimes too, I feel I should kick all this unhealthy living into touch and really focus on making a determined attempt to eat healthy and start living without giving into temptations, It can be done
  • X3MSonicXX3MSonicX https://www.behance.net/gallery/86760163/Fa-Posteres-de-007-No-Time-To-Die
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    Dan Smokes? holy damnit, he doesn't appear to be a smoker.
  • 4EverBonded4EverBonded the Ballrooms of Mars
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    I hope he stays off the cigs; I want him around for a long time. :)
  • SharkShark Banned
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    4EverBonded wrote:
    I hope he stays off the cigs; I want him around for a long time. :)

    "I shall not waste my days in trying to prolong them. I shall use my time." - James Bond's motto from Ian Fleming's You Only Live Twice.
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Here's an interesting tale..

    http://cyberslayer.co.uk/jokes/joke0230.html
  • timmertimmer
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    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
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    timmer wrote:
    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.

    Why should Dan jeopardize his health and smoke just so you can be happy? Just so you can like his Bond? Shameful.
  • SharkShark Banned
    edited December 2011 Posts: 348
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    timmer wrote:
    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.

    Why should Dan jeopardize his health and smoke just so you can be happy?

    Quit with the sanctimony. He's an actor for crying out loud!
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    Shark wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    timmer wrote:
    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.

    Why should Dan jeopardize his health and smoke just so you can be happy?

    Quit with the sanctimony. He's an actor for crying out loud!

    How shallow can people get?! The lengths of ignorance have no bounds.
  • lecherolechero
    Posts: 161
    Regarding the nicotine consumption on Mad Men:

    Fake. On the AMC show, the actors smoke Ecstacy herbal cigarettes, which are tobacco- and nicotine-free. "You don't want actors smoking real cigarettes," show creator Matthew Weiner recently told The New York Times. "They get agitated and nervous. I've been on sets where people throw up, they've smoked so much."
  • 0BradyM0Bondfanatic70BradyM0Bondfanatic7 Quantum Floral Arrangements: "We Have Petals Everywhere"
    Posts: 28,694
    lechero wrote:
    Regarding the nicotine consumption on Mad Men:

    Fake. On the AMC show, the actors smoke Ecstacy herbal cigarettes, which are tobacco- and nicotine-free. "You don't want actors smoking real cigarettes," show creator Matthew Weiner recently told The New York Times. "They get agitated and nervous. I've been on sets where people throw up, they've smoked so much."
    Exactly! My favorite solution so that Dan keeps his health and all the whiny Bond fans get a smoking Bond.
  • SharkShark Banned
    edited December 2011 Posts: 348
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Shark wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    timmer wrote:
    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.

    Why should Dan jeopardize his health and smoke just so you can be happy?

    Quit with the sanctimony. He's an actor for crying out loud!

    How shallow can people get?! The lengths of ignorance have no bounds.

    Christian Bale lost 100 lbs for THE MACHINIST. Daniel Craig can easily smoke for a couple of fags.
  • QBranchQBranch Always have an escape plan. Mine is watching James Bond films.
    edited December 2011 Posts: 13,986
    Regardless of my opinion on Bond smoking, there's such a thing as fake cigarettes that appear to burn and let off smoke like the real thing- but nothing gets inhaled at all. So, whether Craig smokes or not won't affect what we see on screen.
  • timmertimmer
    Posts: 4,622
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    Shark wrote:
    0BradyM0Bondfanatic7 wrote:
    timmer wrote:
    Good for Craig quitting smoking, but Bond should really be a smoker. Not a heavy smoker as was common in the 50's and 60's but a lighter smoker. A smoker who indulges expensive tobacco tastes. Fleming had Bond smoking only his specially blended Turkish tobacco. Considering how dangerous the double O Agent's profession is, these guys aren't worried about smoking-related diseases in their later age, because they are not sure they will even reach mandatory double-O retirement age.
    It would be far more believable and consistent with the Bond tradition, if Bond were a regular, but light smoker, indulging expensive tastes, (as Bond is wont to do) with simply a lean, strong build, rather than the crane-hopping gym-body Olympic athlete Bond that we met in CR.
    Personally I think Craig overdoes the workout. Lean and strong looking is all that's needed. Leave the big muscles to Rambo or Superman.

    Why should Dan jeopardize his health and smoke just so you can be happy?

    Quit with the sanctimony. He's an actor for crying out loud!

    How shallow can people get?! The lengths of ignorance have no bounds.
    Are you for real?! It's acting. He doesn't have to smoke for real. Get out more!

  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    RogueAgent wrote:
    this is why i cannot see him beating roger moore's 7 films! he loves the physical aspect of the role.

    Rog was already 45 by the time he did LALD.... Daniel is not yet 45.

    by the time Rog did Bond film #7, he was 57... Daniel would be around 50.

    Daniel keeps himself physically in much better shape for handling physically demanding performances... Rog did not - that doesn't mean Moore didn't keep in good shape - it's just not the kind that could take physical abuse... Rog wasn't that type of performer.

    that is why no matter what, a stunt double is always around... I admire Daniel for wanting to go all out, and do most of his own stunt work - but when it gets to be too much... let the double earn his check - that is what he is there for.


    now as far as smoking goes...... wasn't Daniel a big supporter of wanting to smoke in CR?...... the reason why they don't is because of a stupid fine that they have to pay each time someone lights up a cigarette on screen.... it's the same thing about guns on movie posters (or something close to that, like guns being pointed at people in posters and in trailers).. its all this child coddling BS - which is why the guns in the hands of police officers in ET were replaced with walkie talkies - and why the rifles the russian soldiers were holding in the trailer for Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull were all pointing to the ground, and not at Indy..... what a load of crap.

    the more we shelter children - the more harm we do........ fact.
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    i can see what you are saying, but like you say they are very different people. the only way is if they produce a film every year until they beat moore's tenure?

    But again i cannot see that happening although i like DC in the role. Due also to the good possibility of him making the other two Stig Larrson films! But i am happy for him to stay as long as he wishes too?
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    RogueAgent wrote:
    i can see what you are saying, but like you say they are very different people. the only way is if they produce a film every year until they beat moore's tenure?

    But again i cannot see that happening although i like DC in the role. Due also to the good possibility of him making the other two Stig Larrson films! But i am happy for him to stay as long as he wishes too?

    well Dan will be 44 in March, and Skyfall will be his 3rd outing..

    MGM has already stated they want Bond back on an every 2 year schedule, like during the years between TSWLM - LTK.. and from GE - TWINE... so, if that does indeed hold up.... his 8th outing, Bond #28, he would be 54 years old.... provided he still keeps himself in good shape, and even wants to go that far in the role - then by all means, have at it.... even Pierce, though he was obviously getting older, was still fit enough to go at least 1 or 2 more outings after DAD - he hadn't reached AARP status yet like Moore in AVTAK lol.

  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    I'm watching Die Another Day as we speak and I truly feel although in the end Brosnan was not to do another film, it's best we last saw him in the role in this 2002 release, it simply wouldn't have worked in Royale for him, Craig was best suited for it, not as my preference but in that he was more appropriate, he got the part, did the film, and five years on looking back maybe it was the right choice

    And Here comes the Invisible Car bit.. :-<

    I must be a movie masochist
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    I'm watching Die Another Day as we speak and I truly feel although in the end Brosnan was not to do another film, it's best we last saw him in the role in this 2002 release, it simply wouldn't have worked in Royale for him, Craig was best suited for it, not as my preference but in that he was more appropriate, he got the part, did the film, and five years on looking back maybe it was the right choice

    And Here comes the Invisible Car bit.. :-<

    I must be a movie masochist

    well, had Brosnan stuck around - Casino Royale would've been held off.

  • Risico007Risico007
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    Baltimore_007 wrote:
    I'm watching Die Another Day as we speak and I truly feel although in the end Brosnan was not to do another film, it's best we last saw him in the role in this 2002 release, it simply wouldn't have worked in Royale for him, Craig was best suited for it, not as my preference but in that he was more appropriate, he got the part, did the film, and five years on looking back maybe it was the right choice

    And Here comes the Invisible Car bit.. :-<

    I must be a movie masochist

    Someone jokingly decided to write what would of been changed in Royale had brosnan stayed the funniest bit was instead of le chiffe saying "wow your in good shape" he would of said this

    "My god your hairy"


    lol

  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    HASEROT wrote:
    RogueAgent wrote:
    i can see what you are saying, but like you say they are very different people. the only way is if they produce a film every year until they beat moore's tenure?

    But again i cannot see that happening although i like DC in the role. Due also to the good possibility of him making the other two Stig Larrson films! But i am happy for him to stay as long as he wishes too?

    well Dan will be 44 in March, and Skyfall will be his 3rd outing..

    MGM has already stated they want Bond back on an every 2 year schedule, like during the years between TSWLM - LTK.. and from GE - TWINE... so, if that does indeed hold up.... his 8th outing, Bond #28, he would be 54 years old.... provided he still keeps himself in good shape, and even wants to go that far in the role - then by all means, have at it.... even Pierce, though he was obviously getting older, was still fit enough to go at least 1 or 2 more outings after DAD - he hadn't reached AARP status yet like Moore in AVTAK lol.

    lol! true. if they can spend plenty of time on scripts? Dan may stick around but they need to be already writing it and planning ahead? Although they had the material for the books, thats what they did with the Harry Potter films.

    If they have been working on the script for over 2 years and it is a damn good one? Surely you hope that they have learned from this and are already getting people onboard to
  • RogueAgentRogueAgent
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    write Bond 24? No idea what happened with that last post? ooops! lol
  • Baltimore_007Baltimore_007
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    Le Chiffre never said nothing of the sort if memory serves, it was 'You've taken good care of your body' I'm certain, not going to get involved in the subsequent genitals nonsense again either, the least said the better

    Of course Royale would have changed if Brosnan had managed a fifth entry, not for me to say, you know damn well what would of been omitted and altered if the Irishman had done the film rather than Craig in the role, I can see now in retrospect it may well have worked here and there for Brosnan in this release, but for the most part it's blatantly obvious he was wholly inappropriate this time around

    Sadly Brosnan, who for the most part was a worthwhile and at times tangible rendition of the Fleming creation, departed the franchise in lame style similar to Moore especially at the very end with the Diamonds in the belly nonsense on the cliff top

    James Bond 007 is a Naval Commander, not a Navel fool

    >:P
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