LONDON: Daniel Craig has redefined the role of Bond as a symbol of masculinity in the modern world. In an interview with Esquire Magazine about his forthcoming 007 franchise film ‘Spectre’, he reveals that his role as the suave spy is in fact ‘sexist’.

The Bond actor disclosed that while his role as the British Secret Service agent made him a “wealthy man” he hopes to bring “weight and meaning” to the role in Spectre.

“Hopefully,” he says, “my Bond is not as sexist and misogynistic as [earlier incarnations]. The world has changed. I am certainly not that person. But he is, and so what does that mean? It means you cast great actresses and make the parts as good as you can for the women in the movies,” said Daniel in the interview.

However, this time around director Sam Mendes is signing an older actress as the Bond Girl. “For the first time in history, James Bond is going to have a story with a mature woman. The concept is revolutionary,” said Daniel, happy to see the change.

He explains how his role as Bond does not reflect his personality at all. “There’s kind of a rigidity to it. You’re playing this very specific character and everybody starts looking at you in that way, and you’re like, ‘I’m not that’,” disclosed the actor.

“I’m not James Bond,” he says.