To play Bond, though, and then for the world to perceive you in a certain way, is very different from playing Superman. Bond is not this ideal figure.

Getting the role like this is such awonderful opportunity... I remember looking in the mirror and going 'I'm superman'.

The point of acting is to pretend you're someone else and sell a story.

I'm a giant softy, for sure, but I honestly think these days it's probably considered more masculine to be emotionally connected.

I wouldn't say Bond is an ideal figure, no. The character has been performed in so many different ways that people go, "Oh, that's an interesting take on Bond."

I was overweight when I went to school. In fact, I was overweight when I left, just taller. Fatty Cavill was the nickname. I mean, no one wants to be Fatty Cavill.

To play Bond, though, and then for the world to perceive you in a certain way, is very different from playing Superman. Bond is not this ideal figure.