Published Tuesday, 02 October 2012
The Brit became an international superstar when he landed the role of James Bond in 2005, and he has been fiercely protective of his private life ever since.
Now the star has opened up about his struggles with life in limelight, and admits he wishes he could enjoy a drink in public without worrying about the pictures ending up in the press.
He tells Vanity Fair: "You talk to people in the movie business who have been doing this 40 years and they all say the difference is that, back in the day, you could go and have a drink in the bar, get drunk, fall over, have a good time, relax, whatever, and no one would know about it. But now everyone's got a camera
"Not that all I want to do is get drunk in a bar, but that's an example. So you can't live a normal life anymore. Because it will become public knowledge that you're whatever - gotten drunk in a bar or skinny-dipped on a beach or something. Things that normal people do occasionally... (It) is sad, because I like bars."