James Bond admits to plastic surgery
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Daniel Craig says he won't play Bond forever. (Getty: Dave Hogan)
Daniel Craig has revealed he had cosmetic surgery after being injured on the set of the latest Bond movie.
The 40-year-old actor, who was recently spotted wearing an arm sling, says he had to have eight stitches in his face after being accidentally kicked by an unnamed co-star on the Quantum Of Solace set.
"It's a stupid inconvenience because we had to stop filming. But they gave me an excellent plastic surgeon," he said.
Craig also praised "gorgeous" Judi Dench, who again plays M in Solace - the latest instalment of the spy thriller franchise due out later this year.
"All men have thought about her at least once in their lives. The great thing about Judi Dench is that she's the matriarch of British film," he told Elle magazine.
"She has an innate power about her ... Bond needs a woman like M to contain his nonsense and say, 'Look, 007 you've been an idiot!'
"But they won't sleep together. Not unless the cupboard gets very bare in terms of storylines."
Craig, who is on his second Bond film after succeeding Pierce Brosnan to make Casino Royale in 2006, says he hopes he has brought something new to 007's character.
"I wanted some fallibility. It's no good if Bond is a cocktail-swigging sexist pig with no interior struggle. Bond is often pissed off or upset, and I wanted to bring that out."
He added: "I won't play Bond forever. But I'd like to think I've added something to the lineage of how the man has changed."
- AFP
