As No Time To Die cinematographer Linus Sandgren told us about Craig’s interpretation of the immortal character, “The thing Daniel brings to the Bond franchise is this depth of emotion, where he’s able to express loss and grief and love.” While Craig’s Bond might not care whether his martini is shaken or stirred, he certainly has cared about how his brutal work affects the people he loves, from Vesper Lynd (Eva Green) in Casino Royale to Madeline Swann (Léa Seydoux) in both Spectre (2015) and No Time To Die. This shift from embodying the ideal of James Bond to what a modern, haunted double-O agent might actually be like was made clear in this perfect little moment from Craig’s first film in the role, Casino Royale. Craig will be remembered as the first Bond to shrug off the dapper affectations and center his performance on what such a dangerous, duplicitous career might actually do to a human being.

While Craig himself joked to the New York Timesthat perhaps he’ll be remembered as “the Grumpy Bond,” you and I know that won’t be the case. His casting at the time was something of a surprise-a bruising blonde?-but now it looks like an absolute coup. No Time To Die is the 25th film in the Bond franchise, five of which belong to Craig himself. By now you’ve likely heard all about Craig’s swan song as her Majesty’s most quarrelsome, effective double-o agent in director Cary Fukunaga’s thrilling epic. Daniel Craig’s final mission as James Bond in No Time To Die is now in theaters.

Daniel Craig 2006's Casino Royale beach