Craig praises late actor Newman

Daniel Craig has praised late actor Paul Newman's dedication to his craft.

Craig appeared in 2002 film Road To Perdition alongside the star, who died of cancer in September.

"The best thing I can say about Paul Newman was he worried about his craft and worried about what he was doing. He talked it through, and when he got it right it pleased him and when he got it wrong it really [ticked] him off," Craig told USA Today.

"I thought: 'You're in your 70s, this is the twilight of your career; other people would be sitting back and saying: 'I'll show up, say the lines and take the cheque.'

"But no, it absolutely meant as much to him then as it had always meant. I thought: 'God, if you're still getting a thrill out of your job, still getting that much out of your profession at that age, that can't be a bad thing. You've probably got to work toward that, make yourself feel that."