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Daniel Craig's mum once begged him to quit acting
Oct 25, 2005, 11:48 GMT
New James Bond actor Daniel Craig arrives for this morning\'s photo call near Tower Bridge in central London to be officially announced as the next James Bond, Friday 14 October 2005. Daniel Craig will play James Bond in a re-make of \'Casino Royal\' which was the first James Bond film ever made,but was never sanctioned as an official Bond film. EPA/Geoff Caddick
Daniel Craig's mum once begged him to quit acting.
The James Bond actor wanted to drop out of school to pursue an acting career at 16 - causing mum Carol to hold family crisis talks.
She is quoted in Britain's Daily Mirror newspaper as saying: 'I said if he wasn't going to university, he must promise to get into a top drama school -or go back to school.'The star won a coveted place at a top drama school two years later. Carol said: 'To be one of 25 selected out of tens of thousands proved he had a talent.' Last week it was revealed Craig is set to have his manhood whacked with a carpet-beater in the next 'James Bond' movie. The nasty torture scene sees 007's enemy, Le Chiffre, 'tenderise' the dashing spy's private parts with a cane carpet-beater. The episode is one of the most famous in Ian Fleming's thriller 'Casino Royale' - and film bosses are determined to stick to the book. However director Martin Campbell admitted filming the scene - which is supposed to see Bond arch in an 'involuntary spasm' as the baddie tortures him - would be a challenge. He is quoted in Britain's Daily Star newspaper as saying: 'I'm still not quite sure how I'm going to film that scene.'
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