Here's a new interview from Monday:
http://www.comingsoon.net/news/intervie ... p?id=89099
Some highlights:
1. Daniel Craig essentially hired Sam Mendes
Broccoli...When Daniel suggested him, we were unbelievably thrilled that he would be interested because he is such a fine director.
Craig: I dunno. I just sort of had a flash, really. I had spoken to him at a party and we've known each other for years and obviously we've worked together before. I just said, "Would you be interested?" because it just seemed to me like a good idea. He's English. He grew up watching Bond. He's a huge Bond fan. He just instinctively knows about what Bond movies are about. He just seemed to be the correct choice.
2. Is Skyfall modern or classic? It's both.
Craig: It's his (Roger Deakins's) heart, and so, therefore, we're in such safe hands there that it has a
classic feel to it. It feels very
modern at times, but I won't lie to you, we tried to bring some of the feelings of
older Bond movies into this film. It's there, but this is a
modern movie. We're shooting digitally. We're doing it in the most
modern way possible. We're just trying to make it feel as
classic as we can.
3. They stick to the talking points.
Q: What about his (villain Silva) character?
Broccoli: He's very complicated.
Craig: Very complex in many ways.
4. Then, at other times,...
Broccoli: We all take it very seriously.
Craig: I try not to take it too seriously.
5. Read this one for yourselft.
Q: Do you feel like Sam has kind of upped the ante for the rest of the cast as well, since you have the likes of Albert Finney and Ralph Fiennes?
Craig: I keep listing the cast and, "Oh, Albert Finney's in this movie." I mean, yes, he has. He went and asked. I mean, that's the great thing is again we had a wish list of people we'd say, "Well, this we'd love." Everybody we wanted said "yes."
Broccoli: Everybody said "yes."
Craig: That's the Sam Factor.
Broccoli: Yeah,
Sam and Daniel. Everybody wants to work with Sam, everyone wants to work with Daniel. We were very lucky. The script was great. (emphasis added)
He's the only actor who looks less life like than his wax dummy.
When Pierce suggested directors and possible stories he had gone too far, Daniel has a finger in every pot. What happened to the producers?
