Yahoo News Damian Lewis sick to death of those James Bond rumours
As Hollywood and 007 fans worldwide worry about the fate of the James Bond franchise, top contender Damian Lewis is getting on with his life.
The 45-year-old Homeland star is frequently mentioned along with Idris Elba and Tom Hiddleston as contenders to take the Bond mantle if Daniel Craig does decide to walk away.
It's precisely that uncertainty over Craig's future that has turned Damian Lewis off from even fantasising about landing the role - as he revealed in the latest issue of ES Magazine.
"By the time they make a decision [on Bond] I'll be dead. So no one need worry anymore," he joked.
Besides, Damian says he's confident that Daniel Craig will ultimately sign up for at least one more James Bond movie when all is said and done.
Instead of Bond, Damian is now focused on the second season of his Showtime series Billions and getting back on stage to pursue his life's great love - the theatre.
"At 21, all I wanted to do was theatre," he remembered. "It's sort of interesting that - when you think back to your 21-year-old self and go with what they wanted.
"I was totally romantic and idealistic about doing theatre and having theatre companies and running theatres. There is something quite comforting about reminding yourself that you still love those things you loved all those years ago. It's quite grounding."
He went on to say: "[Theatre is] athletic. You have to look after yourself. It's a sort of perfect - sometimes it can feel that it's the only thing that's enough in terms of expression of one's self.
"So that answer is an entirely selfish one about what feeds me, Damian Lewis. But secondly, theatre is, has always been, and always will be, one of the single-most important things in any civilised society.
"I think 800-900 people sitting in a room at the same time as people in that same space is the perfect coming together of shared experience.
"It can be truly enlightening for everybody. Everybody can leave feeling that they've had a changing experience. And even in the greatest movies - this is just my view by the way, because I work with plenty of people who will say the exact opposite - that experience can't be repeated."
The full interview appears in this week's issue of ES Magazine, out today (February 2).
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