Daniel Craig wore slippers as he took the stage for an event titled An Evening With Daniel Craig at BAM Howard in New York on Friday evening.
The James Bond actor, 56, who was promoting his racy new film Queer, looked comfortable and stylish in a gray cable knit sweater which he teamed with the bedroom footwear.
He completed the very casual ensemble with jeans and swept his long blonde locks back from his handsome face.
Daniel took to the stage and was interviewed by American theater critic Hilton Als and appeared cheerful as he spoke about his latest appearance on the big screen.
He stars opposite Drew Starkey, 31, in Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated film, based on William Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novella of the same name.
Set in Mexico City in the 1950s, the 1950s romantic drama follows American expat and war veteran William Lee (played by Craig), who has a romance with a younger man, Eugene Allerton (Starkey), a drug addict and discharged naval soldier.
Daniel Craig, 56, wore slippers as he took the stage for an event titled An Evening With Daniel Craig at BAM Howard in New York on Friday evening.
He looked comfortable and stylish in a gray cable knit sweater which he paired with his bedroom shoes
The films see some steamy scenes between the two actors, with Daniel narrating the story Variety: ‘You have to leave your ego at the door a bit. You just have to let it go. There are no rules.’
It comes after Daniel revealed he ended up ‘writing a lot of lines’ in Bond’s 2008 film Quantum Of Solace – admitting the film ‘just didn’t quite work’.
He reminisced about his time on set, but flatly admitted that it was a “fucking nightmare” – because they were short of writers and production started without a script.
Speaking The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter Podcast, the Knives Out star said: ‘Difficult second album – bloody nightmare.
“Paul Haggis passed on the script. Then he left and joined the picket line, but we had no writers.”
‘We should never have started production. “I ended up writing a lot of that movie, which I probably shouldn’t have said.”
The English actor continued: “There are some great stunt scenes in there, but it just didn’t quite work.
“The stories weren’t there, that’s a lesson: starting a film without a script is not a good idea.”
He completed the very casual ensemble with jeans and swept his long blonde locks back from his handsome face
Daniel looked beaming as he spoke about his latest appearance on the big screen
On stage Daniel (L) was interviewed by American theater critic Hilton Als (R)
He stars opposite Drew Starkey, 31, in Luca Guadagnino’s highly anticipated film, based on William Burroughs’ semi-autobiographical novella of the same name
Set in 1950s Mexico City, the 1950s romantic drama follows American expat and war veteran William Lee (played by Craig), who has a romance with a younger man.
The film contains some steamy scenes between the two actors, with Daniel (L) saying: ‘You have to leave your ego at the door a bit. You just have to let it go. There are no rules.’
During the same interview, the actor also revealed that he initially turned down the chance to play James Bond because he feared it would limit other opportunities for him in the film industry.
He played 007 in five films, ranging from 2006’s Casino Royale to 2021’s No Time To Die, but admits he had reservations about playing the role of the legendary spy.
When asked if he was nervous about taking on the Bond role, Daniel replied: ‘Yes, definitely. That’s why I turned it down. I mean, I said, “No.”
“There was no script at the time, so again, my arrogance was unbelievable, but I thought, ‘Well, until I see a script, I can’t possibly make a decision.’
“And it was fear, exactly what you’re talking about, about that thing and many others, how it would change my life.
‘I was making quite good money at the time, so if I had done what I was doing at that time all my life, I would have been more than happy.
“But it was really one of those things where I mean would I be typecast as James Bond? Boohoo.’
Daniel took on other film roles in between Bond films, such as Defiance and Cowboys and Aliens, but explained that his attempts to showcase his versatility as an actor had left him burned out.
It comes after Daniel revealed he ended up ‘writing a lot of lines’ in Bond’s 2008 film Quantum Of Solace – admitting the film ‘just didn’t quite work’
He reminisced about his time on set, but flatly admitted it was a ‘fucking nightmare’ – because they were short of writers and production started without a script (pictured with Gemma Arterton in the film)
He said: ‘I think I felt like I had to prove myself. And after a while I realized I didn’t have the energy for that.
‘They are not films like ‘Defiance’, because I am very proud of them.
But Bond is your life when you do it – each film covers about two years of your life; you are away from home for more than six months; and the idea of involving anyone else because of the need to prove to the world that I have reach is kind of ridiculous, so I stopped doing that.
‘There are a number of films I’ve made that I was incredibly proud of. But I was exhausted making those films. It was better to just concentrate on the bonds.”