Daniel Craig’s sex secret: ‘There’s nothing technological allowed in the bedroom’

I’m sorry that I’m just getting to this now, because this is maybe the best Daniel Craig interview I’ve ever read. Daniel and Rachel Weisz are doing press for their new Broadway revival of Harold Pinter’s Betrayal (directed by Mike Nichols), and they’ve been doing press for the play for a week. The most recent quote from Daniel is worthy of its own post, but I have so much more to discuss. When Daniel was asked about his secret to a happy marriage, he said: “There’s nothing technological allowed in the bedroom. If the iPad goes to bed, I mean, unless you’re watching p0rn on the internet, it’s a killer. We have a ban on it.” Oh. My. God. The iPad is only allowed in bed if you’re watching p0rn?! Good lord, I bet they have a crazy-incredible sex life. I know I say that all the time, but seriously. How is Rachel even standing right now?

Anyway, Daniel also did a wonderful, funny and bitchy interview with Maureen Down of the New York Times – you can read the full piece here. It’s full of wonderful quotes, but here are some of my favorites:

Daniel on the “power couple” label: “Someone called us a power couple the other day,” he marvels. “I was like, what the” — he drops in an expletive — “does that mean? We just keep ourselves to ourselves.”

Playing husband and wife on stage: “It seemed like an obvious thing to do; if it feels stunt-y, it wasn’t,” Mr. Craig says. They had been looking for a play to do together for some time, he said, adding that they met 20 years ago doing a workshop at the National Studio Theater in London. “Maybe it’s a contradiction. I suppose the idea that we’re sort of exposing ourselves, you do that anyway onstage. We’re not exposing our marriage onstage.”

He hates public speaking: He even seems a bit shy, admitting he’s afraid of extemporaneous public speaking because, he says, “I lose verbs.”

On his previous marriage: In your 20s, Mr. Craig observes, it’s hard to find love that offers “a kind of stability,” and “it’s very hard to make it stick, especially if you’re an actor.”

Marrying Rachel changed him: “Yeah, for the better. I’m far happier than I’ve been for many years. I think finding the right person and being with the right person is probably the answer to most things.”

Could he stay with a woman who he knew was having an affair (which happens in the play)? “I don’t think so, no. It’s that weird thing, like Roger Vadim having all his ex-wives round for dinner, that kind of thing of going, ‘Oh, I can deal with everything.’ I’m not carved out of that cloth. I’m too working class, or middle class. I think when a marriage is that broken, you need to walk away.”

He’s a secret chef: Ms. Weisz confides that her husband is a great cook of classic bistro food who is finicky about doing his own shopping. Mr. Craig reveals that, while they ordinarily like to keep it very simple, they occasionally spoil themselves with luxury trips.

On pitfalls: “But I don’t see them. There will be problems, and they’ll be no bigger or less. We’ll have to figure it out like any other married couple, to the benefit of both of us, not just one.”

Would he and Ms. Weisz ever want to do a Jennifer Aniston-style comedy? “Does it have to be a Jennifer Aniston comedy?” he asks mordantly.

[From The NY Times]

“Does it have to be a Jennifer Aniston comedy?” AMAZING. I really enjoyed Daniel in this piece.

I didn’t include my favorite part of the interview, which was a short quote from Rachel Weisz. Dowd asked Rachel how marriage had changed her, and Rachel gives a longer answer about how she’s happier now and she feels like a better person but she didn’t really think that she would ever end up as someone’s wife. Then she says, “It’s not like there were that many people asking.” Wow. How can you meet Rachel Weisz and NOT propose to her?! I would propose to her!! Except Daniel got there first. Anyway, do you think that’s some shade thrown at Darren Aronofsky? I do. I think he never really proposed and she thought he would and it still makes her kind of sad, except now she’s banging James Bond so it’s all good.

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  1. T.fanty says:

    That’s very funny. And better than I was expecting. I was worried he had put a ban on battery-operated bedroom items. Daniel’s back on my list!!! And yes – who wouldn’t propose to Rachel Weisz?

    And, to be fair, the show feels stunt-y.

    • Anna says:

      The headline DID make it sound like he was talking about battery-operated devices. But I feel like I wouldnt need any with them. God, I bet he’s intense in bed. And these two are just ridiculously gorgeous together.

    • j.eyre says:

      Not surprisingly, my first thought too. Thank gawd it’s just the iPad that’s banned – you can’t even set those to vibrate.

      I don’t know about DanBond. I am not sure how I feel about my bedmate being a bigger b!tch than me.

      Oh, who am I kidding?

      • T.fanty says:

        As a Cumberlover, I find that to be a pre-requisite.

      • Anna says:

        He’s not coming across particularly bitchy here. And he’s certainly grown on me – I was one of those people ready to send a petition to the Bond franchise when he was cast, like, come one, THIS GUY? If you wanna look at this guy just tune in to any Russian news discussing Putin. But I’ve been turned 🙂

      • lenje says:

        Ha, Anna! Spot on! Yeah, he should be considered if they are ever going to make a Putin biopic!

      • Stef Leppard says:

        Me three. I guess our minds are all in the gutter.

    • Miss Jupitero says:

      I thought the same thing, and was getting ready to say “Oh Daniel! Loosen up!”

      I think his rule is a good one, and I think he and Rachel at a HOT couple.

    • Reece says:

      Yeah that was my first thought too. I was about to say how sad. I think he has a valid point on gadgets in bed.

      PS. Story inception. My morning radio is talking about this same story as I’m typing this. haha

    • Claire says:

      I thought the exact same thing! I was surprised that technological sex aids had become such a thing that he needed to specify they were banned… 😉

  2. Elisabeth says:

    I love them (even if he is moody)

  3. Allons-y Alonso says:

    I’d marry Rachel Weisz. She is my number 1 lady. swoon.

    “Does it have to be a Jennifer Aniston comedy?” – response of the year!!!!! Daniel Craig, you have just scored yourself another reason for me to like you.

  4. lenje says:

    I used to have a girl crush on Rachel Weisz! Daniel Craig is a manly man. Like, MANLY man.

    Thanks to CG’s tip yesterday, I now have my own tix of Betrayal. Yayyy!!!

    • CL says:

      I’m traveling to NYC in Nov JUST to see this play. We are sitting very close to the stage! I’ll be able to see his blue eyes up close!

      OF course, I have a deep fear that one or both of them will be sick that night and their parts will be played by understudies…..

      • fan says:

        Don’t invide trouble! PLEASE!!!!
        I’m traveling more than 6000 miles just to see them on stage….imagine the flu going around, I might combust LOL

      • bluhare says:

        Don’t even think it! If you think it that vibe gets out there and who knows what could happen!

    • CG says:

      Omg I’m so excited that you got tix! Glad I could be of service. 🙂

  5. Pastyousayyouneverknew says:

    Rachel is so stunning, that’s literally all I got from this post. I couldn’t be bothered to read anything, just wanna stare at her all day.

  6. GiGi says:

    He’s so hot. She’s so hot. Hotter together. Love them!

    • GoodNamesAllTaken says:

      So in love with them both. He’s so masculine, she’s so feminine. Look how they look at each other in the last picture. Love them together.

  7. blue marie says:

    now that’s a sex tape I’d watch..

  8. Andrea1 says:

    My God she is gorgeous and doesn’t look her age at all… He on the other hand doesn’t do anything for Me he is aging quite early… They are So cute together I try to imagine what their child would look like..

  9. OutstandingWorldCitizen says:

    Damn, Daniel. No Rabbits, Vibrating Rings etc. Oh, he meant the other types of gadgets. Love him and Rachel. He is consistent in all his interviews: down to earth, a man’s man. 🙂

  10. starrywonder says:

    The Jennifer Aniston comedy response made my day lol.

  11. dahlianoir says:

    And he can cook. I’m not even mad at her, she’s awesome herself.

  12. Amelia says:

    Bitchy Daniel is entertaining.
    I wonder how many times he’s made people cry?

  13. Monkey Towz says:

    I remember seeing him for the first time in Elizabeth. It was a small part but I was & still am mesmorized by him. These two specimens should make a sex tape.

  14. Maureen says:

    I hadn’t realized she and Darren weren’t married! All this time I was a little down thinking she’d “left her husband”.

    • starrywonder says:

      No they were dating for a couple of years but I guess she got tired of him not wanting to put a ring on it.

      • Maureen says:

        Can’t blame her, especially as they’d had a kid together and were already a family for all intents and purposes. And yet he wouldn’t seal the deal. As much as we women feel the pull to be “modern” this doesn’t change the fact that lots of us still feel there’s a stark difference between being a man’s girlfriend and being a man’s wife. Good for her that she found the man who wanted what the same thing she wanted.

      • Elodie says:

        Rachel and Darren were together for 8 years if I recall…

    • Perception says:

      he cheated on her with Natalie Portman anyway… who cares about Darren.

      • mayamae says:

        Is this true though? I’ve heard speculation of it because Natalie’s son is a ginger – absolutely ignoring the fact that Natalie’s dad has red hair too.

      • Bridget says:

        Rachel and Daniel were already married at the point that Black Swan was made I thought (or am I just living in a time warp?)

  15. chloe says:

    I love Daniel, though I agree he seems a bit grumpy at times. Rachel is such a beautiful and talented actress, anytime I come across the Constant Gardener I have to stop and watch it.

  16. Dhavynia says:

    First the Kardashians now Jennifer Aniston, how can anyone not find this man hot? He’s so honest and doesn’t sugar coat anything. They’re so good together

    • Nikita says:

      Well, the Brits are not an a$$ kissing company. And thats quite refreshing 🙂
      I also loved how rupert everett bashed hollywood and their unlogical support for many not sucsessfull stars and he took Aniston as an example for that and everybody understood what he meant. Of course he can, hes not in the game anymore but that allows him to say openly what everybody thinks. and since he made these comments, more people question Anistons status. Which is great.

  17. Sarah says:

    Rachel is my girl crush. I’m sure they are sizzling together

  18. Merritt says:

    I read “Maureen Dowd” and immediately stopped reading. She is the worst.

  19. pretty says:

    The Aniston bit reminded me of this http://youtu.be/6MF3iPmSgGE?t=19m56s interview of Christopher Nolan.

    Jennifer Aniston is a “joke”, apparently. I don’t get why she keeps making movies, you know. She has all those money. What’s the point? People keep making fun of her.

    • Merritt says:

      So people should quit their jobs because of what is basically workplace bullying?

      • LAK says:

        The interviewer asks him if he would make a Jennifer Aniston comedy. He doesn’t respond straight away because the AUDIENCE laughs out very loudly.

        Chris does smirk, BUT his reply, without mentioning her name, is that he originally aspired to Steven Soderberg type films and now his philosophy is to make films he wants to see and is willing to invest 2 years of his life which aren’t those kinds of films. [I’m summarising here as he gives quite a long answer].

        @Pretty is right that Jennifer is a joke based upon this interview because the Santa Barbara film festival is essentially a festival for old hollywood and academy voters. It doesn’t get a tonne of press, but despite that, many Hollywood people attend to burnish their credentials and to do major suck up. If this audience is laughing at an innocent question about jennifer Aniston, that’s not good for her long term future career prospects. It’s just as well she’s made a tonne of money already because that is major burn.

      • bluhare says:

        Workplace bullying? Does that mean every unfavourable review is written by a bully?

        Sorry, but if people are that sensitive they should stay out of a business where criticism part of the job.

      • Merritt says:

        @bluhare

        The problem is that wasn’t exactly a review of her work. If it had been I wouldn’t care. Making fun of someone is not a review. It is childish behavior.

      • bluhare says:

        Then all of us here are childish, Merritt.

      • Merritt says:

        @bluhare

        That may be so. When her her films do well at the box office, she doesn’t get any credit, when they fail she gets all the blame.

        At a certain point it is just viscous bullying. Viscous critiques of a person should be reserved for things far worse then bad films.

      • bluhare says:

        My original point stands, Merritt.

        I’ve got nothing against JA, but she is starting to turn into a caricature of herself and that’s unfortunate.

      • Ennie says:

        That a film made mokey at the box office does not mean that it is a good film automatically.
        There are lots of terrible movies, particularly action and comedy that have awful writing and acting, you can include here inane tv comedy and even reality TV.
        Aniston comedies gomthat way, the bad way. I still cannot get over my hubs renting Rumour has it, I lost timemof my life with that one, and I did not even finish seeing it!

      • Bridget says:

        @merritt I hate viscous bullying. Especially when they lay it on thick.

    • Humane says:

      What did Nolan say? I’m on my phone and can’t access YouTube

    • DeltaJuliet says:

      Ummm…maybe she enjoys it?

  20. Post-Its says:

    LOL at the Jennifer Aniston dig, because she has said in interviews that she has a crush on him.

  21. Feebee says:

    Love his interviews. Love these two together. Love they don’t have one of those stupid coupled up names, just one look at/from Daniel and you’d know it wouldn’t fly. Ever.

  22. Ella says:

    These two are my dream couple. As in, I’d like to be a part of this couple. Either part. They’re so hot yet so grown up.

    He is sounding softer these days, I would’ve guessed he’d be one of those “won’t say a word about my wife” types. I love it that he spoke a bit about Rachel and their marriage without giving away too much. It’s a hard balance to maintain.

  23. Jayna says:

    Oh, I love him. That interview cements it. And she is so beautiful. I am always awestruck by her. What is she, 44? I look at her and then think of women in their 40s like Brandi and some of the other Real Housewives, and actresses like Nicole Kidman (although she seems to have let up) and say, ladies, this is how the 40s are done right, not maxed out with Botox and heavy fillers, blown-up cheeks, and lips too overdone which don’t make them look younger. Such shiny hair and not that same ol’ extension look with the same cut every woman over 40 seems to wear these days that doesn’t move. Such beautiful skin she has. Too bad Jennifer Aniston can’t see her overdoing it with her orange tans isn’t helping her in her 40s.

  24. davidbowie says:

    I need a cigarette after reading this thing. Hubba hubba.

  25. Ag says:

    I totally agree with him re technology in the bedroom. You’ve got each other – that should be entertainment enough. 🙂

  26. mel says:

    Oh wow…you know their sex is amazing hot.

  27. DeltaJuliet says:

    He’s such a manly dude and even if he’s bitchy, he is my one and only true celebrity crush. As in sex dreams and everything. I’m sure if I ever met him I wouldn’t be able to look him in the eyes but in my dreams? Humana humana.

    • lenje says:

      Yeap, you’d probably have your eyes fixed on a certain part of his body. I know I would! 🙂

    • mommak918 says:

      Yeaaa, I’m right there with you. He is a stud. Everything about him has me weak in the knees. After Casino Royale and seeing him in a barely there swimsuit and talking about the things he could do with his pinky finger had me in fits.

      Yeaaa id love a sex tape of these two and I don’t even like porn.
      Dang now I need my husband to come home. Haha tmi, tmi…happy hump day! Lol

    • bluhare says:

      Me too. I’ve never really gone for pretty boys and he certainly isn’t, but he’s got sexual charisma in spades. (He also went full frontal in Layer Cake, I think that was the movie.) Add that to the fact that he so obviously worships the ground she walks on, and it’s quite the package.

      The one thing that wasn’t really great was how he dumped his girlfriend to be with Rachel, but at least they weren’t married either.

      • mayamae says:

        It’s interesting that they seem to catch no flak about dumping partners to be together. Unlike Justin, Angelina, etc. I’m not judging, for some reason it hasn’t affected me either.

      • bluhare says:

        I thought the same thing as I was typing that mayamae.

    • Amanda_M87 says:

      Me too.

  28. Amanda_M87 says:

    I love Daniel. He’s so funny and that makes him even sexier.

  29. PrettyTarheelFan says:

    Daniel Craig is MrBuckeye’s celebrity doppelganger. It’s a good thing. 🙂

    • DeltaJuliet says:

      Oh, you’re killing me.

      • PrettyTarheelFan says:

        If I had a wedding pic on this computer, I would post it. We’ve both put on a few baby pounds and are trying to take it off, but at our wedding, he looked exactly like the Blonde Bond. He has the facial lines, the blue eyes, the strong nose and features, blond and gray hair… His ears are flat, but that’s really the only major difference.

  30. Anna00 says:

    I love them!

  31. Crabcake says:

    Good grief they are a beautiful couple.

  32. MissNostalgia says:

    Love these two together; when are they going to have a baby???

  33. Claudia says:

    Yeah, as much as I think Jennifer is nice and harmless– even I can’t defend her crappy movie choices. I watched the trainwreck that was We’re The Millers (at least I didn’t pay for it!) out of morbid curiosity… it was awful. I can’t believe I wasted my time on that, and worse– I can’t believe it’s such a hit. I don’t get why she doesn’t even try to challenge herself. I think she should try more indies and make that her niche.

  34. irene harvey says:

    for those of you going a long way to see the play, i am envious–you won’t be disappointed. it’s wonderful. was also made into a movie with jeremy irons.

    i won’t give anything away, but the play is full of sexual tension. enjoy!

    • bluhare says:

      I understand that Helen Mirren is going to be doing The Queen on Broadway next year. I saw it in London, and if you can, go!!

    • lenje says:

      Didn’t know about Helen Mirren, and now I’m intrigued. The other ones on my list are Zachary Quinto’s Glass Menagerie and Waiting for Godot with SirPat and SirIan — and I still can’t find information on the latter! (I’m quite lucky because I live in NY, though.)

  35. Hypocrisy says:

    Funny that after Brad’s comments about his bad aging process, not one person is commenting on Craig’s who could easily pass for Pitt’s older brother despite being 5 years younger.

    He is definitely a good looking man but his face looks like he is well over 45 years of age while his wife looks like she is 10/15 years younger….

  36. tealily says:

    Shade at Darren Aronofsky? YES. Hahaha.

    I don’t know, they got off to a rather shady looking start, but I think they’re the real deal. I love them both.

  37. alex says:

    She’s gorgeous! I just love her, she’s elegant too. The way she carries herself. Love it.

  38. Shoe_Lover says:

    Has anyone seen that movie Dream House? they play a married couple and there is one point where the are kissing and he picks her up and it is so hot. and that was just kissing.
    I love her, she is fabulous and so gorgeous

    • Miss Melissa says:

      How about the The Mother? Holy SHi7 there are some crazy hot sex scenes in that film. Daniel Craig and an older woman – I mean OLDER.

      It’s insane.

  39. Spindoctah says:

    I just saw Wanderlust and thought it was freaking hysterical. Not all JA’s films suck.