Daniel Craig says leaving inheritance is distasteful

Daniel Craig of James Bond franchise fame is married to another megastar Rachel Weisz. Despite all that he has added to his pocket with the James Bond franchise, not to mention movies like Knives Out, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, he recently made a statement that comes as very surprising to his fans. In an interview with Candis magazine, Craig revealed he thinks the idea of leaving an inheritance is “distasteful.”

The actor said, “Isn’t there an old adage that if you die a rich person, you’ve failed?

“I think Andrew Carnegie [an American industrialist] gave away what in today’s money would be about 11 billion dollars, which shows how rich he was because I’ll bet he kept some of it, too!”

“But I don’t want to leave great sums to the next generation. I think inheritance is quite distasteful. My philosophy is get rid of it or give it away before you go.”

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Craig has two children, of which one is with his first wife Fiona Loudon.

His second child was born with Rachel Weisz in 2018. The actor also has a stepson from Weisz’s previous relationship. Daniel Craig had earlier also talked about leaving “vast sums” to his children with Saga magazine in 2020.

He had said, “I don’t want to leave great sums to the next generation.”

“I think inheritance is quite distasteful. My philosophy is to get rid of it or give it away before you go.”

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Craig entered The Sunday Times Rich List 2018 together with his wife with a reported wealth of £125 million ($172 million.)

In 2020, the duo was placed at £135 million ($185 million).

Daniel Craig has been brutally honest in his earlier interviews. Known to not be shy about controversial comments, he once suggested he would prefer to “slash my wrists” than do another Bond movie.