article_snippet.sent: Following the publication of the interview, veteran Bond actor Roger Moore faced strong criticism on Twitter over the statement.
article_snippet.sent: veteran Bond actor Roger Moore made the 'English-English' comments, even though former Bonds Sean Connery, Timothy Dalton and Pierce Brosnan were Scottish, Welsh and Irish.
article_snippet.sent: After being accused of 'racism', veteran Bond actor Roger Moore claimed the 'English-English' comments were lost in translation during the interview with a French magazine.
article_snippet.sent: Daniel Craig was born in Hackney, raised in East Ham, schooled in Canning Town, started work in Dagenham and Daniel Craig supports Arsenal.
article_snippet.sent: Sean Connery, pictured, who was replaced as Bond by Roger Moore, played 007 with a Scottish accent .
article_snippet.sent: Timothy Dalton, left, who played James Bond during the 1980s following Roger Moore, was born in Wales .
article_snippet.sent: While Pierce Brosnan, right, pictured with Desmond Llewelyn, left, was born in the Irish Republic .