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The actor said he vetoed a number of suggestions made by producers because of their gory references to death and blood before insisting on Quantum Of Solace.
Speaking to GQ, he explained that the title comes from a short story written by the author of the James Bond novels, Ian Fleming. Referring to previous instalments such as Octopussy and Live And Let Die, Craig pointed out that the title often means very little.
"I was involved in making the decision. Names were coming out, some ludicrous stuff was going back and forth - I can't remember exactly, but you know the sort of thing, 'The Blood On Your Face'," he said.
"I knew I didn't want 'death', 'die', 'bleed' or any of those things in the title."
Director Marc Forster has left out some of Bond's most famous phrases in the new film in a move to bring the secret agent into the 21st century.
Quantum of Solace will get its first public screening at the BFI London Film Festival at the end of next month.
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