Top quotes by Sean Connery

Bond's introduction: "Bond. James Bond." Repeated in 17 subsequent Bond films. Number One in the Top Ten Most Famous Movie Quotes. -The Guinness Book of Film Votes: 23

I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving independence and equality. Votes: 21

Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for God. Votes: 18

I'm an easy target because of my political opinions. Votes: 13

If anything could have pulled me out of retirement, it would have been an Indiana Jones film. Votes: 11

Your background and environment is with you for life. No question about that. Votes: 10

The Irish seem to have more fire about them than the Scots. Votes: 10

[James Bond's qualities of] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ... I like to think I acquired them before Bond. Votes: 10

I am not an Englishman, I was never an Englishman, and I don't ever want to be one. I am a Scotsman! I was a Scotsman and I will always be one. Votes: 10

If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus. Votes: 9

I'm swimming every day and I'm even trying to get the golf swing working again - but that might take a little bit longer. Votes: 9

But as a Scot with a lifelong love of Scotland and the arts, I believe the opportunity of independence is too good to miss. Simply put there is no more creative an act than creating a new nation. Votes: 9

I've never really fancied Mexican food. A taco rather minds me of a puncture outfit. Votes: 9

I'm an actor - it's not brain surgery. If I do my job right, people won't ask for their money back. Votes: 8

There's always a new challenge to keep you motivated. Votes: 8

To cultivate an English accent is already a departure away from what you are. Votes: 8

I met my wife through playing golf. She is French and couldn't speak English and I couldn't speak French, so there was little chance of us getting involved in any boring conversations - that's why we got married really quickly. Votes: 7

I'm fed up with the idiots... the ever-widening gap between people who know how to make movies and the people who green-light the movies. Votes: 7

There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack. Votes: 7

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland. Votes: 6

I admit I'm being paid well, but it's no more than I deserve. After all, I've been screwed more times than a hooker. Votes: 6

I don't think there is anything particularly wrong in hitting a woman, though I don't recommend you do it the same way that you hit a man. Votes: 5

My dear girl, there are some things that just aren't done, such as drinking Dom Perignon '53 above the temperature of 38 degrees Fahrenheit. That's just as bad as listening to the Beatles without earmuffs! Votes: 5

A martini. Shaken, not stirred. Votes: 5

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will. Votes: 4

My boy, we are pilgrims in an unholy land. Votes: 4

There is nothing like a challenge to bring out the best in man. Votes: 3

A man who fears nothing is a man who loves nothing; and if you love nothing, what joy is there in your life? Votes: 2

Love may not make the world go round, but I must admit that it makes the ride worthwhile. Votes: 2

I've never kept a record of anything. I gave away everything: all the posters, the memorabilia that would have been helpful - and financially rewarding. Votes: 2

I just think the most difficult thing to displace is privilege. Votes: 0

I don't understand if you get caught in a fight, but take it out on a room, how that implies some psychiatric disorder. Votes: 0

Red wine with fish. That should have told me something. Votes: 0

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs. Votes: 0

When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious. Votes: 0

I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13. Votes: 0

There's something fundamentally wrong with a system where there's been 17 years of a Tory Government and the people of Scotland have voted Socialist for 17 years. That hardly seems democratic. Votes: 0

I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over. Votes: 0

I suppose I'll be able to get a drink there... I told the stewardess liquor for three... Who are the other two?...Oh, there are no other two Votes: 0

The key to a woman's heart is an unexpected gift at an unexpected time. Votes: 0

You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather have won the U.S. Open Golf Tournament. Votes: 0

I did many other things before I ever got into the movies. I've been in so many businesses, it's a joke. All of them totally unsuited to me. Selling used cars. Running a club in London. Votes: 0

Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy anyone to prove otherwise. Votes: 0

I have always hated that damn James Bond. I'd like to kill him. Votes: 0

There's one major difference between James Bond and me. He is able to sort out problems! Votes: 0

Some age, others mature. Votes: 0

Perhaps I'm not a good actor, but I would be even worse at doing anything else. Votes: 0

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me. Votes: 0

More than anything else, I'd like to be an old man with a good face, like Hitchcock or Picasso. Votes: 0

It would almost need a Mafia-like offer I couldn't refuse to do another movie. Votes: 0

I haven't found anywhere in the world where I want to be all the time. The best of my life is the moving. I look forward to going. Votes: 0

I don't think I'll ever act again. I have so many wonderful memories, but those days are over. Votes: 0

After I began to make some money, my brain-damaged accountant put me in one business after another that went bad. The only one that panned out was a small bank, an old Scottish firm with London offices in Pall Mall. I was a director. We sold out to a larger bank. That was the only successful venture I've had, apart from acting. Votes: 0

Be careful what you shoot at . . . most things in here don't react too well to bullets. Votes: 0

But I wouldn't call myself sadistic. Votes: 0

Don't wait for it to happen, don't even want it to happen - just watch what does happen. Votes: 0

Either what we hold to be right and good and true IS right and good and true, for all mankind, or we're just another robber tribe. Votes: 0

Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be [used] to explain everything. Votes: 0

How peaceful life would be without love. How safe, how tranquil and how dull. Votes: 0

I am not a politician and I have no intention of being one. Votes: 0

I can't afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. As long as there's enough enthusiasm, then one wants to continue. Votes: 0

I care about Bond and what happens to him. You cannot be connected with a character for this long and not have an interest. All the Bond films had their good points. Votes: 0

I don't know anything about baseball. Votes: 0

I don't think I'll ever act again. Votes: 0

I find if I just sit down and think, a solution presents itself. Votes: 0

I hope to work, support my children and die quietly without pain. Votes: 0

I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them. Votes: 0

I still pay full tax when I work in England and the same when I work in America. Votes: 0

I suppose I'll be able to get a drink there. Votes: 0

I take the good with the bad. I can't love people in slices. Votes: 0

If you can't do it with one bullet, don't do it at all. Votes: 0

If you fear nothing, you love nothing. If you love nothing, what joy can there be in life? Votes: 0

If you have to resort to violence, you've already lost. Votes: 0

It's not the worst thing to slap a woman now and then. Votes: 0

May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure. Votes: 0

Most movies shot in Italian don't even bother to record the sound. In fact, sometimes when Fellini works, he doesn't even know what the dialogue is going to be, and he simply has his characters count from 1 to 10, knowing he will loop in their dialogue later. Votes: 0

My view is that to get anywhere in life you have to be anti-social, otherwise you'll end up being devoured. I've never been particularly social, anyway, but if I've ever been rude, fifty per cent of it has usually been provoked by other people's attitudes. Though I do admit, like most Celts, I'm moody. It's fine until people try to cheer you up with gems like, 'snap out of it' or 'Come on, now'. Votes: 0

Nothing is impossible, only mathematically improbable. Votes: 0

People used to call me Bond in the street. It was impossible to avoid crowds of people all over the place and blinding flashguns. The Beatles had to run the gauntlet as well, but at least there were four of them! Votes: 0

Personally I give us . . . one chance of three. Votes: 0

Scotland should be nothing less than equal with all the other nations of the world. Votes: 0

Some age. Others mature. Votes: 0

Sometimes a woman just needs to be slapped. Votes: 0

The great Jack Nicklaus summed things up neatly during a charity match on the Old Course at St. Andrews where he and I were playing against Ben Crenshaw and Glen Campbell. I asked him what he considered to be the most important factor to overcome in the game of golf. His reply, "It's an unfair game." Votes: 0

The media already attempts to assassinate my character in Scotland when I'm there, so my position is much more effective if I'm outside Scotland and am part of the voice of what the Scottish National Party is about. Votes: 0

The terrible beauty is that in the brotherhood of golf we are all the same - certifiable. Votes: 0

There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing. Votes: 0

When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result his crew was well-motivated. Votes: 0

You write your first draft with your heart and you re-write with your head. The first key to writing is to write, not to think. Votes: 0