Daniel is very meticulous and he knew the way he wanted to portray Bond and how he wanted to evolve the character. We came up with a plan of what aesthetic look we wanted for him – his body shape and the way Bond moves – all the things that go along with the character. I knocked on his trailer door and he answered holding a bacon sandwich and smoking a cigarette and he was like, ‘Oh no’ and I said ‘Oh yes, the process is starting my friend’. I flew to Washington to meet Daniel who was working on a different film. It was before Casino Royale started filming. Waterson joined the Royal Naval Commandos when he was 16, serving as a member of the 845 Naval Air Squadron – an elite special forces unit – for seven years before taking on a very different Naval Commander… Since then he’s worked with him on Quantum Of Solace (2008), Skyfall (2012), Spectre (2015) and most recently No Time To Die (2020). Insider How To Train Like James Bond With Daniel Craig’s trainer Simon WatersonĤ7-year-old professional trainer Simon Waterson started working with the Bond franchise back in 1999 as Pierce Brosnan’s trainer on The World Is Not Enough (1999) before helping Daniel Craig get into shape for the role of 007 in Casino Royale (2006).
