Daniel Craig has called inheritance "distasteful" as he revealed that his children will not be getting any of his $137 million fortune after he dies.
The 53-year-old James Bond star has two children of his own; a 29-year-old daughter whom he had with his ex-partner, Fiona Loudon, and his second child with his current wife Rachel Weisz, whom he welcomed in 2018.
Meanwhile, Weisz also has a 15-year-old son, Henry, from her previous relationship with director Darren Aronofsky.
The actor appeared to be dismissive of any financial obligation to these family ties, stating in a recent interview with Candis Magazine that he expects his kids to make their own way without the expectation of handouts.
Per the above publication, Craig stated:
"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."
The Knives Out star then went on to reference industrialist Andrew Carnegie, who had donated the equivalent of $11 billion prior to his death, and quipped: "Isn’t there an old adage that if you die a rich person, you’ve failed?"
The Sun has calculated Craig's net worth at a whopping $137 million, with his estate also comprising of lavish properties in London and New York City.
Meanwhile, GQ estimates that the actor was paid $25 million for making his final appearance as the world's most famous spy in the repeatedly delayed and soon-to-be-released movie No Time To Die.
No Time To Die is set to be the actor's last turn as agent 007, and Craig believes that his subsequent successor should be cast from a more diverse background.
Take a look at the trailer for No Time To Die right here:Speaking in a 2019 interview with The Mirror, Craig stated: "I think that everybody should be considered. Also for women and for African-Americans, there should be great parts anyway, across the board."
No Time To Die is due to be released in cinemas on September 30 2021 in the UK and October 8 2021 in the US, after having suffered numerous delays due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
