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Daniel Craig Says His Bond Is "Not as Sexist and Misogynistic" As Previous Ones

Plus, Craig says there is a "great sadness" to the 007 character.

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Actor Daniel Craig says in a new interview that his version of the iconic super-spy James Bond is "not as sexist and misogynistic" as previous incarnations of the character. Craig's comment came as part of a wide-ranging and expletive-laced interview with Esquire, in which he talked about how he sees Bond.

"He's very f**king lonely," Craig said. "There's a great sadness. He's f**king these beautiful women but then they leave and it's… sad. And as a man gets older, it's not a good look."

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Times have changed. And Craig--the sixth man to play 007 over the years--says he hopes that his Bond will be remembered as one that is less sexist and misogynistic.

"Hopefully my Bond is not as sexist and misogynistic as [earlier incarnations]," he said. "The world has changed. I am certainly not that person. But he is, and so what does that mean? It means you cast great actresses and make the parts as good as you can for the women in the movies."

The next 007 movie is Spectre, which arrives in theaters this November. It's the follow-up to 2012's box office smash, Skyfall.

Esquire's interview with Craig is a great read, well worth any Bond fan's time. Check it out here.

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This just in: Bond is MEANT to be a misogynist, and indeed prejudiced and pig-like in other ways. IT'S A FICTIONAL CHARACTER. It's based on OLD Ian Fleming novels, he died in 1964.

Do we complain when dramatisations of 1700s and 1800s stories show people to be racists? Just as they were back then?

Now, look, you can make less-pouty and intelligent women get the better of him, but that would just show up his flaws, you know, his misogyny.

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@billzihang: I'm not saying Bond movies are misogynistic, but you're comparison is dead wrong. If modern cinema 'glorified' being a racist, then yes, we would have a problem. Merely depicting accurately the situation of the time are okay if we don't glorify them. Sadly, when it comes to sexism in film, we do tend to glorify it. So that's the difference.

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@Oogazi: Don't be ridiculous, films haven't glorified sexism for more than 30 years.

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@billzihang: Agreed, Imagine Ash from Evil Dead becoming like that.....Eww.

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