The celebrated English actor Daniel Craig has been part of several acclaimed projects and thus has accumulated a wealth of over $160 million. Still riding high after his James Bond fame, the actor continues to be part of several well-received and successful movies. And it is probable the actor might have a significant change in his wealth by the time he retires.
While most would consider themselves fortunate to have accumulated such a grand fortune and be happy to leave it all for their kids, Craig has no plans to leave his fortune to his daughters for one reason.
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Daniel Craig Has No Plans To Leave His Fortune To His Daughters
Apart from the billion-dollar grossing James Bond franchise, Daniel Craig has an amazing and commercially successful filmography, making him about $160 million rich now. While the actor certainly enjoys the wealth and loves to spend it, unlike many others, he has no plans to leave it all for his two daughters.
Daniel Craig has two daughters, his oldest daughter Ella (aged 31), from his first marriage to Fiona Loudon, and Grace (age 4) who he shares with his wife and award-winning actress Rachel Weisz. Although the duo lead a very private life, hardly ever mentioning each other or their family during interviews, Craig appears to be a very dotting father. He even made an appearance with his eldest at the premiere of his movie Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery.
But despite everything the actor does not wish to leave his huge fortune to his daughters for he believes in sharing money and spending it around as much as can while he is alive instead of hoarding it and passing it off. In an interview, he stated his reason why he would rather not save his massive fortune for his kids (via TheThings),
“My philosophy is get rid of it or give it away before you go.”
He even mentioned he finds the idea of leaving a huge fortune behind as distasteful.
Daniel Craig Finds The Idea Of Inheritance As Distasteful
While most people would be more than glad to leave behind huge inheritances and fortunes for their kids and family, Daniel Craig is more old school. Rather than saving it up for his daughters, the doting father believes in spending money now and sharing it rather than distastefully leaving it all.
“Isn’t there an old adage that if you die a rich person, you’ve failed?”
Stated the Knives Out star (via TheThings). While many would find his philosophy somewhat problematic, he is far from the only actor to have said this for many other actors have time and expressed similar sentiments regarding their huge fortunes.
Source: TheThings
