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Vicki Newman

Daniel Craig calls inheritance 'distasteful' and says his kids won't get his millions

Daniel Craig 's children won't be inheriting his fortune.

The James Bond star called inheritance "distasteful" as he insisted he won't be leaving the millions he's earned as a Hollywood star to his kids.

The 53-year-old actor, set to appear in new 007 flick No Time To Die, suggested he'd be happier giving his money away to good causes than his own children.

Daniel, who shares a daughter with wife Rachel Weisz and another - Ella - with ex-wife Fiona Loudon, told Candis magazine: "Isn't there an old adage that if you die a rich person, you've failed?

Daniel and wife Rachel Weisz share a daughter (Patrick McMullan via Getty Images)

"I think Andrew Carnegie [an American industrialist] gave away what in today's money would be about 11billion 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."

Daniel is also dad to Ella (Ella Loudon/Instagram)
His kids won't get his millions (Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)

Daniel, who is stepping down from his Bond role after the new movie, also opened up about being a big softie who even cries at TV adverts.

He said: "I don't want to play characters who don't feel. I'm as emotional as anyone and can cry at anything.

"A good commercial can get me going if I'm in the mood."

While Daniel had previously said he wouldn't film any more Bond movies and backtracked on it, it's been confirmed that No Time To Die will be his last turn in the franchise.

New Bond boss Barbara Broccoli said: "There’s a few lines that are in the script that Bond fans will love from the books and some wonderful locations that are described in the books.

"We consider this film to be a classic Bond film but with a modern twist.

"It’s also vitally important because it is the fifth and final one that Daniel Craig is going to be doing, so it’s a culmination of everything his portrayal of the character has been through and it ties up all the storylines.

"It’s a pretty epic film, I have to say."

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