‘Spectre' star Christoph Waltz on becoming James Bond: 'It was fun'

Actors Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Daniel Craig, Monica Bellucci and Christoph Waltz (L-R) pose on stage during an event to mark the start of production for the new James Bond film "Spectre", at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, southern England D — Actors Naomie Harris, Lea Seydoux, Daniel Craig, Monica Bellucci and Christoph Waltz (L-R) pose on stage during an event to mark the start of production for the new James Bond film "Spectre," at Pinewood Studios in Iver Heath, southern England December 4, 2014. Reuters/Stefan Wermuth

Christoph Waltz plays the main villain in the latest “James Bond” film instalment “Spectre.” The actor revealed during a recent interview that he too had dreamt of becoming Agent 007 at some point in his childhood.

Waltz talked about becoming James Bond in a candid interview with Playboy magazine’s Stephen Rebello, where they also discussed “Spectre.” “I always thought it was fun for the time being, and of course I played around with it,” he said.

However, that fantasy never lasted long. The actor told Rebello that “it definitely didn’t become an obsession” since he was “never geekish.”

In the same interview with Playboy magazine, Waltz also talked about his role in “Spectre, “where he plays the nemesis Franz Oberhauser." Waltz was asked to describe his character according to the “more violent and more brooding” James Bond movies that Daniel Craig headlines.

“Definitely with Daniel’s Bond the villain has changed enormously too. They sapped the fun out of it a bit,” he said.

Waltz has landed more villain roles than the good guy roles in several films. He appeared in Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” opposite Brad Pitt and also in “Django Unchained” with Leonardo DiCaprio and Jamie Fox. The 59-year old has cemented his movie career with lead villain roles to this extent that it’s hard not to misconstrue his true personality. According to Rebello, Waltz had personally called himself an “utter snob” and a “grouchy fart.”

Australian stand-up comedian Joel Creasey, host of “Just For Laughs,” had also told News.com.au that the actor was “quite rude” to him during an interview. Creasey had talked about his “celebrity feud” with Waltz during a previous appearance on Studio 10. He recalled his interview with Waltz about “Horrible Bosses 2” that didn’t end well since he said the actor was quite condescending throughout the interview.

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However, Waltz’s “Spectre” co-star Stephanie Sigman has a different opinion of the actor. The “Bond Girl” had felt comfortable around Waltz during production since he was reportedly very helpful and “super nice.”