http://www.hitfix.com/awards-campaign/q-a-sam-mendes-on-the-sexual-tension-between-bond-and-silva-in-skyfall




Some of the topics Mendes waxed on include:

*How the MGM bankruptcy allowed him to get the script right and to recruit the cast he wanted.
*His inspiration for Silva's introductory scene and how that affected the film's production design.
*Javier Bardem's process for coming up with Silva's look and demeanor.
*Bradem's reaction to shooting Silva's meeting with M (Judi Dench).
*Details on how and when Mendes pushed the sexual innuendo in the first meeting between Silva and Bond.