Daniel Craig could send eight-figure Hollywood paychecks, including the $ 25 million reported to reprise the role of James Bond in the upcoming “No Time to Die” and the $ 100 million that appear in the sequels to “Knives Out “of 2019, but The 53-year-old actor has no plans to share much of it with his children.
In the latest issue of Candis magazine, Craig detailed his philosophy on inheritance, saying he doesn’t plan to leave much money to give to his children when he dies.
“Isn’t there an old adage that if you die rich, you’ve failed?” Craig said in the interview, according to the London Times. “I think Andrew Carnegie gave away what in the current money would be about $ 11 billion, which shows how rich he was because I bet he kept some of it, too.”
Craig says he finds it “unpleasant” to leave large amounts of money to heirs. He has two sons, a 29-year-old daughter and a 2-year-old daughter. His wife, actor Rachel Weisz, also has a teenage son.
“My philosophy is to undo it or give it away before I leave,” Craig said.
A Craig representative did not immediately respond to CNBC’s request for comment.
The Hollywood star is far from the first person to publicly declare that her children would not receive a significant portion of her wealth. Investor Warren Buffett, who has a fortune of more than $ 100 billion – He recently reiterated his long-held conviction that his “incomprehensible” net worth would be better spent on philanthropic causes than on his children’s investment portfolios.
“After a lot of observation from super-rich families, here’s my recommendation: leave the kids alone so they can do anything, but not enough so they don’t do anything,” he said in a note to shareholders, adding that the their own adult children “pursue philanthropic endeavors that involve both money and time.”
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