“I had a confidence about it. That's because of the people around me, and I felt good about it. But I knew positively on Monday. I was in [the US city of] Baltimore and I got the phone call.”
“ He doesn't look the part. In interviews and his movies he has never sounded or acted the part, and he looks like a dentist. But other than that, he really seems like he'll make a good Bond.”
“It's a huge challenge, a huge responsibility, ... is a huge iconic figure in movie history. These opportunities don't come along very often so I thought, 'Why not?'”