OT: Your job must require you to travel a lot…
Daniel Craig: I’ve stopped counting destinations. With Bond films, I liked the fact that they picked you up and transported you somewhere. We have tried to continue that excitement with Spectre: we take audiences to many places. Bond moves from Mexico to London to Rome to the Austrian Alps to Tangier and the Moroccan desert before doubling back to London for the climax. From the point of view of travel, this was the most rewarding Bond film for me.

OT: What’s your idea of a perfect holiday?
Daniel Craig: After two years of time away from the family doing a film, it’s about switching off completely. It’s also about letting go: doing the things I cannot or will not because of the film at hand, such as eating what I like, drinking as much as I want and not gymming! What usually happens is that even at 6am on a Sunday, I’m bolt upright in bed thinking that I’ve got to go to work. Holidays are about turning that alarm off and going to sleep.

OT: When was the last time you took a break?
Daniel Craig: I managed to squeeze in a brief holiday in Menorca with the family as soon as we finished shooting. That was in July, but it feels like it was a long time ago.

OT: What was that like?
Daniel Craig: (Wife) Rachel and I are both beach lovers. Menorca was peaceful, and we spent our time swimming and cooking in the kitchen of a friend’s villa.

OT: Bond cooks?
Daniel Craig: Oh yes, and I’m proud to admit, rather well! Clams are my speciality and I love eating them on my trips abroad—to see how they are done in various places.

OT: What do you always pack for a holiday?
Daniel Craig: A tuxedo, my Walther PPK, my martini shaker (laughs). No, I just pack a couple of rags—clothing that’s travel-friendly but doesn’t look shabby, and many sunglasses.

OT: Your travel secrets that nobody knows…
Daniel Craig: Okay, this is fun. I’m as star-struck as anyone can be. I once shared a flight to New York City with Alicia Keys and Desmond Tutu, but could not talk to either of them! I smiled at Alicia Keys, but I couldn’t look Desmond Tutu in the eye. The other thing is that sometimes I check into hotels by signing in as a Bond villain, a different one each time. I know it’s stupid, but I do it.

OT: Some places that you’d like to visit?
Daniel Craig: Not visit for the sake of a stamp on my passport, but actually see! Your country is one. I have been to Kerala and shot in Goa, and we had planned to shoot a bit of Skyfall in Mumbai, but I do want to spend a few months travelling the span of India. I love Bollywood films and would love to see one being made.