Sean Connery Quotes (54 Quotes)

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.

I was there for two years and working on that show is still one of the happiest times of my life,

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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

I don't know anything about baseball.

Personally I give us ... one chance of three.

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.

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.

My boy, we're pilgrims in an unholy land.

What we really need is to get back some of the optimism we had five years ago (in the Middle East peace process) and I'm sure there's going to be a change in the climate within a week.

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.

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

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

I like women. I don't understand them, but I like them.

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

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

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

I did smoke pot a few times but nothing else. I would never inject. I'm too fond of the drink. I can go two weeks or more without it, but then I'm quite enthusiastic to get back to the taste again.

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

It makes you wonder at times what exactly is the criteria to qualify.

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

I have a great respect for money. I know how hard it is to earn and keep, especially with our diabolical taxes in Britain. I never get over the fact that sometimes I see more money being paid for a meal than my father earned in a week.

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

There's nothing wrong with a little anxiety to keep people on their toes. But anybody who's professional has no problems with me.

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

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

I've been very fortunate and have never had any real problems with people. But I've also had the guts to tell them, 'you're a bore'.

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

Daniel Craig 's a great choice, really interesting - different.

I never disliked Bond, as some have thought. Creating a character like that does take a certain craft. It's simply natural to seek other roles.

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'.

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

The world revolves around sex. But that doesn't mean that youngsters should sleep around willy-nilly. I'm all for trial marriages. The wedding of two virgins starts off with a huge handicap.

I've always loved woman. Blonde, brunette, but preferably foreign. They're more attractive than Britons.

He pulls a knife you pull a gun, he sends one of yours to the hospital you send one of his to the morgue That's the Chicago way.

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

I've honestly not been too aware of my age until I went to the doctor for a full check-up. He said I had the heart of a young man - 'but you're not young, you're 40.

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.

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.

Im incredibly lucky to still be around, doing all the things I want to do and getting extremely well paid for it. Theres a parallel with golfa lot of it is in the mind, and the moment you start to lose the enthusiasm or appetite, it affects your judgments and decisions. And then you stop performing well. I think enthusiasm and appetite are more important than anything.

I've stayed friends with most directors I've worked with, and I never have a problem with any other actors, unless they're assholes.

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

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

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

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.