Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond role as he delivers emotional speech

Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond role as he delivers emotional speech
Daniel Craig bids farewell to James Bond role as he delivers emotional speech

Daniel Craig bid farewell to his role as James Bond, and the cast and crew he got to know along the way, in an emotional video shared to Twitter on Friday. 

In the clip, which was reportedly recorded on the set of No Time To Die in 2019, the 53-year-old actor was shown baring his emotions to the feature's team while expressing his gratitude for their support.

Craig has been involved with the long-running spy movie series ever since 2006 when he made his debut as the titular character in Casino Royale.

Farewell: Daniel Craig bid farewell to his role as James Bond, and the cast and crew he got to know along the way, in an emotional video shared to Twitter on Friday

Farewell: Daniel Craig bid farewell to his role as James Bond, and the cast and crew he got to know along the way, in an emotional video shared to Twitter on Friday 

During his speech, Craig pointed out that many of the crew members in attendance had collaborated with him in all of his Bond movies and understood his views about them.

He remarked, 'A lot of people here worked on five pictures with me, and I know there's a lot of things said about what I think about these films or all of those, whatever.'

The Logan Lucky actor then noted that what made working on the Bond films worth the effort to him was the chance to see his longtime collaborators and friends. 

'I've loved every single second of these movies, and especially this one, because I've gotten up every morning and I've had the chance to work with you guys,' he expressed.

Gratitude: In the clip, which was reportedly recorded on the set of No Time To Die in 2019, the 53-year-old actor was shown baring his emotions to the feature's team while expressing his gratitude for their support

Gratitude: In the clip, which was reportedly recorded on the set of No Time To Die in 2019, the 53-year-old actor was shown baring his emotions to the feature's team while expressing his gratitude for their support 

Quite the honor: He also expressed that being given the chance to be involved with the franchise was 'one of the greatest honors of my life'

Quite the honor: He also expressed that being given the chance to be involved with the franchise was 'one of the greatest honors of my life'

Craig finished the speech by proclaiming that being able to work with the same crew members on all of his Bond movies 'has been one of the greatest honors of my life.'

The performer's first appearance as the spy came in 2006's Casino Royale, which served as a reboot of the long-running series.

The feature notably received highly positive reviews upon its release, with much praise going towards its star for his take on the

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