Though he never suited up as Bond, Fassbender shared his opinion on who could take up Craig’s mantle. He recommended his “Black Bag” co-star Regé-Jean Page as a “front-runner” for the role as well as Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

At the same time, when it comes to the man’s brush with the James Bond movies, the awkwardness doesn’t come from the audition itself. Instead it’s Mr. Fassbender’s talent for raising up his competition that put him into another funny lesson on being a working actor.