Sean Connery Wasn't The Scottish James Bond And Daniel Craig Wasn't The Blue-eyed James Bond. So If I Played Him, I Don't Want To Be Called The Black James Bond. - SearchQuotes

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Sean Connery wasn't the Scottish James Bond and Daniel Craig wasn't the blue-eyed James Bond. So if I played him, I don't want to be called the black James Bond.

Idris Elba

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