Sam Mendes with Judi Dench and Daniel Craig.
London:
"Skyfall" director Sam Mendes saysworking with Daniel Craig, who plays James Bond in theupcoming film, was challenging.
The 47-year-old filmmaker said that Craig knew the roleof James Bond inside out and was constantly giving his inputinto scenes, reported Showbizspy.
"It was pretty feisty. He puts a 100 per cent of himselfinto it. He doesn't leave anything at home. And he hasopinions about everything, which is as it should be," Mendessaid.
"But it's very odd because I've never directed an actorin a role which, in a sense, he knows better than I do. Hereit's like, 'Well he's played Bond already, so I'm thenewcomer'," he added.
Mendes said that his approach to directing the new 007film was unorthodox and he wanted a small set so he could workclosely with his actors.
"Daniel walked on set on the first day, at Pinewood, andwent, 'This doesn't feel like a Bond movie.' It was muchsmaller. I kept it small. I worked hard to keep it on a humanscale, for the actors," he said.
The 47-year-old filmmaker said that Craig knew the roleof James Bond inside out and was constantly giving his inputinto scenes, reported Showbizspy.
"It was pretty feisty. He puts a 100 per cent of himselfinto it. He doesn't leave anything at home. And he hasopinions about everything, which is as it should be," Mendessaid.
"But it's very odd because I've never directed an actorin a role which, in a sense, he knows better than I do. Hereit's like, 'Well he's played Bond already, so I'm thenewcomer'," he added.
Mendes said that his approach to directing the new 007film was unorthodox and he wanted a small set so he could workclosely with his actors.
"Daniel walked on set on the first day, at Pinewood, andwent, 'This doesn't feel like a Bond movie.' It was muchsmaller. I kept it small. I worked hard to keep it on a humanscale, for the actors," he said.
