Bond at 50: Best Quotes and Quips from 50 Years of James Bond Films

The Bond movies are full of quips and great quotes.  There are to many to limit this list to just 10 or a dozen, so I'm setting out a full 20.  

I prefer the quotes that show a glimpse at the hard personality of Bond as played by Sean Connery and Daniel Craig, as opposed to the more flippant comments of Bond as played by Roger Moore.  But I think there are plenty of quotes on this list for every Bond fan. 

1.  "No, Mr. Bond.  I expect you to die."  Goldfinger. Goldfinger to Bond, responding to Bond's question:  "Do you expect me to talk?" Short and to the point. Movie writing at its best.  (Click here for clip)

2.  "That's a Smith and Wesson, and you've had your six." -- Dr. No. Bond to Professor Dent , who has just fired six shots into the bed where he thought Bond was sleeping. Bond follows by a single shot kill of Dent.  This one scene really establishes Bond's 00 credentials for the movie series. This is no Cary Grant suave or Humphrey Bogart slap-someone-around tough. This is a character who will shoot someone who is unarmed when its needed. 

3.  "Now the whole world will know that you died scratching my balls." Casino Royale. Bond to LeChiffre as Bond retains his gritty unbroken determination during a horrific torture scene - maybe the most intense scene of any Bond movie to date. 

4.  "This never happened to the other fellow."  On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond speaking to himself (and the audience).  After the bad guys get away in the opening sequence, George Lazenby makes the comment in an obvious reference to his replacement of original Bond Sean Connery.

5. "Do you mind if my partner sits this one out?  She's just dead."  Thuderball.  Bond to strangers at table in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang Lounge after Spectre agent Fiona Volpe is shot by her own people while dancing with Bond.

6. "I must be dreaming."  Goldfinger. Bond's reaction when Pussy Galore introduces herself. Goldfinger.  (The original line in the script - "I know, but what's your name" - was scrapped by censors.

7.  "You see, we have all the time in the world."  On Her Majesty's Secret Service. Bond to police officer after murder of his wife. 

8. "One of us smells like a tart's hankerchief." Diamonds Are Forever.  Bond to sniffing rat when he wakes up inside a pipeline after coming in close contact with Mr. Kidd and Mr. Wendt.

9.  "Three measures of Gordon, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet, shaken over ice then add a thin slice of lemon peel." Casino Royale. Taken verbatim from Chapter 7 of Ian Fleming's novel Casino Royale. Note: Kina Lillet is no longer available. The available substitute is Cocchi Americano.

10.  "Well, I've heard the price of eggs is going up, but isn't that a little high?" Octopussy.  Bond's response to Megda who is relaying Kahn's offer of trading a valuable Faberge egg for Bond's life

11.  "Named after your father, perhaps?"  Diamonds Are Forever. Bond's response after a scantily clad young woman (Lana Wood) introduces herself saying "I'm Plenty O'Toole." 

12.  "Do I look like I give a damn?" Casino Royale. Daniel Craig signaled that his Bond would be different with this quick retort to the bartender's inquiry, "shaken or stirred?" 

13.  "Sounds like a French tart's nail varnish." Goldfinger. Bond's reaction to Felix Leiter when told of the name Auric Goldfinger 

14. "That's a nice little nothing your almost wearing." Diamonds Are Forever.  Bond to Tiffany Case. The rest of the scene:  Tiffany:  "I'll finish dressing"  Bond: "Oh please don't.  Not on my account." 

15. "No.  I know a little about women."  Thunderball. The concluding line in an exchange with Largo.  Bond: "That gun looks more fitting for a woman."  Largo: You know much about guns, Mr. Bond?"

16.   "I'm the money."  Casino Royale.  Vesper Lynd's introduction to Bond, who responds "Every penny of it."

17.  "Shocking.  Just shocking." Goldfinger. Bond speaking to the recently electrocuted henchman lying dead in an electrified tub in opening scene.

18.  "Dinner?  I can't. Something big's come up." Goldfinger. Bond turning down dinner invitation from Felix Leiter while Jill Masterson is draped around Bond in his bed

10.  "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself."  Live and Let Die. Bond to Solitaire after Kananga (Mr. Big) exploded from compressed air capsule.

 20.  "A genuine Felix lighter. Illuminating." Live and Let Die.  Bond's remark when he finds that the car lighter is his communication devise with CIA agent Felix Lieter.

BONUS:  It's an exchange, not a single quote. But it has been made even more significant by the Internet parodies of Bond's first meeting with Dr. No, and the introduction of the audience to SPECTRE, the mega-crime organization, the Special Executive for Counter-Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge and Extortion. 

Dr. No.  "Specter."   
Bond:  "Spectre?"   
Dr. No: "Spectre" 

Click here for the real clip.  And click here for one of the Internet spoofs.