Daniel Craig has vowed he won't 'outstay' his welcome as James Bond after signing on to two more 007 films ahead of the premiere of the latest movie, Skyfall.
The actor, who is 44, has joked that he will soon be too old to play the womanising spy.
Craig quipped that he would be too old to play the action hero 'at 44 and three quarters'.
But the star is contracted to do two more Bond films after Skyfall and promised he wouldn't stay in the role if fans got sick of him.
He told Metro.co.uk: 'I will keep going as long as I can. I am contracted for two more and that seems like a fair few.
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| Daniel Craig has signed up to two more Bond film |
'But I am not going to outstay my welcome. Someone else will have to have the chance to have a crack at this.'
Craig joked that he decided to sign up for two more films for 'money'.
'No, not even slightly,' he backtracked.
'I love playing it. It's an honour to play it. I really get a big kick out of doing it.
'I had an opportunity when they gave me Casino Royale to wipe the slate clean because they said we're beginning again.'
He added: 'I'm a huge fan of what has gone before and I've always wanted those elements back in but I couldn't just do a movie and say "I'll straighten the tie" and "I'll do the martini" because it's all been done.
'It had to happen in the right way and I feel like we've done that now by introducing new characters and old characters into this one we've got somewhere to go and for me as an actor that's exciting.'
Craig has revealed in the past that he approached Sam Mendes, who he worked with on Road To Perdition in 2002, to direct Skyfall.
He explained: 'I was at a party and Sam was there. He doesn’t drink, so he was sober, but I wasn’t.
'I picked his brains about the next movie and we talked about the things we loved about Bond movies.
Craig joked that he decided to sign up for two more films for 'money'.
'No, not even slightly,' he backtracked.
'I love playing it. It's an honour to play it. I really get a big kick out of doing it.
'I had an opportunity when they gave me Casino Royale to wipe the slate clean because they said we're beginning again.'
He added: 'I'm a huge fan of what has gone before and I've always wanted those elements back in but I couldn't just do a movie and say "I'll straighten the tie" and "I'll do the martini" because it's all been done.
'It had to happen in the right way and I feel like we've done that now by introducing new characters and old characters into this one we've got somewhere to go and for me as an actor that's exciting.'
Craig has revealed in the past that he approached Sam Mendes, who he worked with on Road To Perdition in 2002, to direct Skyfall.
He explained: 'I was at a party and Sam was there. He doesn’t drink, so he was sober, but I wasn’t.
'I picked his brains about the next movie and we talked about the things we loved about Bond movies.
'I offered him the job, which wasn’t my job to do.'
The actor said he was keen to work with Mendes again on another Bond movie but the decision was out of his hands.
He said: 'I would like to work with Sam again but it’s not my decision. Most movies take three or four months, but this is six, seven, eight months of shooting, so you need an energy level.
'Sam has an abundance of energy and fortunately there is no bigger Bond fan. That’s what I really wanted from a director.'
Mendes has said that he would return to do another Bond film is cinema-goers wanted him to.
He famously admitted that he initially didn't think Craig was the right choice to play 007 but changed his mind after watching Casino Royale.
Craig revealed: 'He apologised, we moved on.'
Skyfall premieres in London tonight and is released in UK cinemas on October 26.
The actor said he was keen to work with Mendes again on another Bond movie but the decision was out of his hands.
He said: 'I would like to work with Sam again but it’s not my decision. Most movies take three or four months, but this is six, seven, eight months of shooting, so you need an energy level.
'Sam has an abundance of energy and fortunately there is no bigger Bond fan. That’s what I really wanted from a director.'
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| Skyfall stars Naomie Harris, Daniel Craig and Berenice Malohe will be at the premiere |
Mendes has said that he would return to do another Bond film is cinema-goers wanted him to.
He famously admitted that he initially didn't think Craig was the right choice to play 007 but changed his mind after watching Casino Royale.
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| Sam Mendes (second right) poses with the cast of Skyfall |
Craig revealed: 'He apologised, we moved on.'
Skyfall premieres in London tonight and is released in UK cinemas on October 26.
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