Daniel Craig is "enjoying" acting "more than ever" since quitting as James Bond

He told Radio Times magazine: "I suppose I started freeing myself up from any convention. I'm not saying no to things that I might have been a little bit wary about before.

"When the Bond thing was going on in my life, the juxtaposition between that and another role would sometimes feel self-conscious.

"I'm working harder than I ever have, but I'm also just enjoying it more than I ever have. I get to do really interesting, different stuff."

Since leaving Bond behind, Craig starred in two more Knives Out sequels - Glass Onion and Wake Up Dead Man - as well as 2024 drama Queer.

Craig previously described playing Bond as a "drag" and dec lared he would rather "slash" his wrists than make another.

Speaking to Time Out magazine as he prepared for the release of 2015 instalment Spectre, Craig said: "It's a drag. The best acting is when you're not concerned about the surface. And Bond is the opposite of that. You have to be bothered about how you're looking. It's a struggle."

When asked about reprising the role for a fifth movie, Craig replied: "Now? I'd rather break this glass and slash my wrists. No, not at the moment. Not at all. That's fine. I'm over it at the moment. We're done. All I want to do is move on."

He went on to add: "If I did another Bond movie, it would only be for the money."

Craig was asked if he cares about who takes over as 007 after he steps down and he replied: "Look, I don't give a f***. Good luck to them!

"All I care about is that if I stop doing these things we've left it in a good place and people pick it up and make it better. Make it better, that's all."