According to The Telegraph, the conversation with Knight happened before his departure from the upcoming Star Wars movie, but he certainly sounds like he knew he was done, talking about his script in ...

We don’t give down, or give up. Where we are coming from, we don’t know give up,” he declared passionately. “I’m being honest with you because I’ve been through a lot of things. Give up is not here.

Meanwhile, Charlie Cox clarifies that he's ready for more Daredevil–just in Born Again season 2, and not Avengers: Doomsday.