1.In the novel, the old man was not only a representative for one person, it indicates a kind of strength, a sort of spirit, that's the respected grittiness, the never-give-up spirit.
6.Outcry over his blondness when he was first enlisted for 2006's Casino Royale was replaced by appreciation for his grittiness, emotional depth, eagerness to do his own stunts and ease in a pair of speedos.
7.I think there's a toughness to it and a grittiness, but a lot of that has to come from it sounding very traditional in a way that marries kind of my Western influences and my Eastern influences.