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Best James Bond Movie Quotes – ‘Bond. James Bond.’

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Here is our list of the best James Bond movie quotes from all the films so far. The Bond movie franchise has evolved so much, with Bond himself becoming a massive cultural icon, regardless of whichever actor is playing the part. But not all Bond films have been equal in quality. There have been some dire ones, as well as some great ones. Here we go, ranked from our favorite to least favorite Bond Movies. Prepare yourself from some seriously campy lines as well as some great one-liners…

1. Casino Royale (2006)casino-royale

Daniel Craig’s first jaunting in the Bond role and currently our favorite film from the entire Bond franchise. Craig’s intense performance, showing us a combination of tough but vulnerable Bond plus the back to the basics feel of the movie with its grittiness really breathed new life into the franchise.

James Bond: [to Vesper] Why is it that people who can’t take advice always insist on giving it?


 

M: [to Bond] Arrogance and self-awareness seldom go hand in hand.

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James Bond: [after nearly dying, then coming back to the gambling table] I’m sorry. That last hand nearly killed me.


 

Vesper Lynd: Am I going to have a problem with you, Mr. Bond?
James Bond: No, don’t worry, you’re not my type.
Vesper Lynd: Smart?
James Bond: Single.


 

James Bond: [after losing millions in the game] Vodka-martini.
Bartender: Shaken or stirred?
James Bond: Do I look like I give a damn?


 

Vesper Lynd: It doesn’t bother you? Killing all those people?
James Bond: Well I wouldn’t be very good at my job if it did.


 

Vesper Lynd: [referring to elevator, to Bond] Take the next one. There isn’t enough room for me and your ego.

 

2. Skyfall (2012)

Director Same Mendes came in and really jump-started the franchise again to another level with a great balance between the action and some worthwhile backstories.

Eve: Cut-throat razor. How very traditional.
James Bond: Well, I like to do some things the old-fashioned way.
Eve: Sometimes the old ways are the best.


 

James Bond: Everybody needs a hobby.
Silva: So what’s yours?
James Bond: Resurrection.


 

Q: Age is no guarantee of efficiency.
James Bond: And youth is no guarantee of innovation.

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3. No Time to Die (2021)

Directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga and Daniel Craig’s final outing as Bond.

Nomi: [referring to James] I get why you shot him.
Moneypenny: Yeah. Well, everyone tries at least once.


 

M: “The function of man is to live, not to exist. I shall not waste my days trying to prolong them. I shall use my time.”

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4. Dr. No (1962)dr-no

Sean Connery’s first outing as Bond and a perfect kick off to the franchise.

James Bond: [after winning a game of chemin-de-fer] I admire your courage, Miss…?
Sylvia Trench: Trench. Sylvia Trench. I admire your luck, Mr…?
James Bond: Bond. James Bond.

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Honey Ryder: What are you doing here? Are you looking for shells?
James Bond: No, I’m just looking.


 

Dr. No: I’m a member of SPECTRE.
James Bond: SPECTRE?
Dr. No: SPECTRE. Special Executive for Counter Intelligence, Terrorism, Revenge, Extortion. The four great cornerstones of power headed by the greatest brains in the world.
James Bond: Correction. Criminal brains!
Dr. No: The successful criminal brain is always superior. It has to be!

 

5. Goldfinger (1964)goldfinger-1

This is where Connery really establishes himself as the quintessential Bond and the film that introduced us to Bond’s Aston Martin, the brilliant opening song by Shirley Bassey and not to mention the Shirley Eaton’s death by gold body paint, adding it all up to some pretty classic stuff!

Pussy Galore: My name is Pussy Galore.
James Bond: I must be dreaming.

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James Bond: Do you expect me to talk?
Auric Goldfinger: No, Mr. Bond. I expect you to die!


 

Pussy Galore: What happened? Where’s Goldfinger?
James Bond: Playing his golden harp.

 

6. From Russia With Love (1963)from-russia-with-love

Less gadgetry with a smarter plot and more developed characters and action scenes.

James Bond: There’s a saying in England. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire.

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James Bond: Red wine with fish. Well that should have told me something.
Donald “Red” Grant: You may know the right wines, but you’re the one on your knees. How does it feel, old man?


 

Kerim Bey: [to Bond] Ah, the old game. Give a wolf a taste, and then leave him hungry. My friend, she’s got you dangling.


 

James Bond: You’re one of the most beautiful girls I’ve ever seen.
Tatiana: Thank you, but I think my mouth is too big.
James Bond: No, it’s the right size. For me, that is.

 

7. Spectre (2015)spectre-1

It was always going to be tough to top Skyfall but Mendes still makes it spectacular and exciting and manages to combine the best of old and new Bond, plus a great opening scene!

Franz Oberhauser: Why did you come?
James Bond: I came here to kill you.
Franz Oberhauser: And I thought you came here to die.
James Bond: Well it’s all a matter of perspective.

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Mr. White: You are a kite dancing in a hurricane, Mr. Bond.


 

C: Take a look at the world, chaos, because people like you, paper-pushers and politicians, are too spineless to do what needs to be done so I made an alliance to put the power where it should be, and now you want to throw it away for the sake of democracy, whatever the hell that is. How predictably moronic.
C: [points his gun at M] But then isn’t that what ‘M’ stands for, Moron?
M: [C squeezes the trigger, realizes the gun is unloaded] And now we know what C stands for. Careless.

 

8. You Only Live Twice (1967)you-only-live-twice

Although the action sequences are pretty cartoonish and over the top we love this because it gave us the most memorable villain played by Donald Pleasence as the scarred, cat stroking Blofeld, who was brilliantly spoofed by Mike Myers in Austin Powers.

Blofeld: James Bond. Allow me to introduce myself. I am Ernst Stavro Blofeld. They told me you were assassinated in Hong Kong.
James Bond: Yes, this is my second life.
Blofeld: You only live twice, Mr. Bond.

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Blofeld: As you can see, I am about to inaugurate a little war. In a matter of hours after America and Russia have annihilated each other. We shall see a new power dominating the world.


 

Blofeld: I shall look forward personally to exterminating you, Mr. Bond.

 

9. On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969)on-her-majestys-secret-service

George Lazenby’s one and only appearance as Bond and the only one which has Bond marry! Lazenby had some mighty shoes to fill and although he did his best the film lacks a little in charisma but it makes up for it in the story and we get to see Bond being emotionally vulnerable for the first time.

James Bond: This never happened to the other fellow.

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Draco: She likes you, I can see it.
James Bond: You must give me the name of your oculist.


 

Draco: My apologies for the way you were brought here. I wasn’t sure you’d accept a formal invitation.
James Bond: There’s always something formal about the point of a pistol.


 

James Bond: [after Tracy has just been shot and killed] It’s alright. It’s quite alright really. She’s having a rest. We’ll be going on soon. There’s no hurry, you see. We have all the time in the world.

 

10. Thunderball (1965)thunderball

Most memorable for having the evil organization SPECTRE getting its first appearance and we get some overly long underwater action sequences. Although it’s still classic Bond the film misses it’s mark and lacks the excitement of the first three Connery Bonds.

Fiona: Some men just don’t like to be driven.
James Bond: No, some men don’t like to be taken for a ride.

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Pat Fearing: Funny looking bruise. A fall?
James Bond: A poker, in the hands of a widow.
Pat Fearing: Really? I’d have thought you were just the type for a widow.
James Bond: Not this one. He didn’t like me at all.


 

James Bond: [after Fiona is shot on the dance floor] Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She’s just dead.

 

11. Quantum of Solace (2008)quantum-of-solace

After Casino Royale this was such a disappointment but when you put in perspective against all the Bond movies it doesn’t come up so bad, plus Craig is always watchable.

James Bond: They say you’re judged by the strength of your enemies.

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James Bond: I don’t think the dead care about vengeance.


 

M: When someone says, “We’ve got people everywhere”, you expect it to be hyperbole! Lots of people say that. Florists use that expression. It doesn’t mean that they’ve got somebody working for them inside the bloody room!

 

12. Live and Let Die (1973)live-and-let-die

Roger Moore’s introduction into playing Bond and marks the beginning where the series starts to take up its campiness level up another notch. It’s saving grace is the great opening song from Paul McCartney and Wings.

Mr. Big: [to his men] Is this the stupid mother who tailed you uptown?
James Bond: There seems to be some mistake. My name is…
Mr. Big: Names is for tombstones, baby! Y’all take this honkey out and waste him, okay?

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Cab driver: You know where you’re going?
James Bond: Uptown, I believe?
Cab driver: Uptown? You headed into Harlem, man!
James Bond: Well you just stay on the tail of that jukebox, and there’s an extra twenty in it for you.
Cab driver: Hey man, for twenty bucks I’d take you to a Ku Klux Klan cookout!


 

Mr. Big: What shall we drink to, Mr. Bond?
James Bond: Well, how about an earthquake?

 

13. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)the-spy-who-loved-me

Moore’s third outing and the movie serves more as a parody, but it did give us Jaws one of the most memorable henchmen and another great theme song from Carly Simon.

James Bond: Which bullet has my name on it? The first or the last?
Major Anya Amasova: I have never failed on a mission, Commander. Any mission.
James Bond: In that case, Major, one of us is bound to end up gravely disappointed, because neither have I.

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James Bond: He just dropped in for a quick bite.

 

14. GoldenEye (1995)

Pierce Brosnan first outing as Bond and his best, also directed by Casino Royal’s Martin Campbell. This is a stylish and bold attempt to reinvent the franchise after it had sunk so low and although it manages to achieve it the movie doesn’t have the class of the original Connery Bond movies or the grounded grittiness of the current ones.

James Bond: Governments change. The lies stay the same.

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M: You don’t like me, Bond. You don’t like my methods. You think I’m an accountant, a bean counter more interested in my numbers than your instincts.
James Bond: The thought had occurred to me.
M: Good, because I think you’re a sexist, misogynist dinosaur. A relic of the Cold War, whose boyish charms, though wasted on me, obviously appealed to that young woman I sent out to evaluate you.
James Bond: Point taken.


 

Xenia Onatopp: You don’t need the gun, Commander.
James Bond: Well, that depends on your definition of safe sex.


 

Jack Wade: Jack Wade, CIA.
James Bond: James Bond, stiff-a** Brit.


 

Natalya Simonova: Do you destroy every vehicle you get into?
James Bond: Standard operating procedure. Boys with toys.

 

15. The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)man-with-golden-gun

Moore’s second outing at Bond, the plot is silly and nonsensical but Christopher Lee’s triple-nippled villain Scaramanga is a highlight!

Francisco Scaramanga: A duel between titans. My golden gun against your Walther PPK.
James Bond: One bullet against my six?
Francisco Scaramanga: I only need one, Mr. Bond.

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Francisco Scaramanga: Ours is the loneliest profession, Mr. Bond.


 

Lazar: Mr. Bond, bullets do not kill. It is the finger that pulls the trigger.
James Bond: Exactly. I am now aiming precisely at your groin. So speak or forever hold your piece.


 

James Bond: You live well, Scaramanga.
Francisco Scaramanga: At a million dollars a contract I can afford to, Mr Bond. You work for peanuts, a hearty well done from her Majesty the Queen and a pittance of a pension. Apart from that we are the same. To us, Mr Bond, we are the best.
James Bond: There’s a useful four letter word, and you’re full of it.

 

16. The Living Daylights (1987)living-daylights

Timothy Dalton’s first appearance as Bond and after the Roger Moore era Dalton brought in a more serious approach to the role with the whole franchise looking more grounded and less ridiculous, but it was just too humorless.

Kara Malovy: Knowing you only two days, and all I can think of is how we would be together.
James Bond: Don’t think. Just let it happen.

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Kara Milovy: You were fantastic. We’re free.
James Bond: Kara, we’re inside a Russian airbase in the middle of Afghanistan.


 

General Georgi Koskov: I’m sorry, James. For you I have great affection, but we have an old saying, “Duty has no sweethearts.”
James Bond: We have an old saying too, Georgi. And you’re full of it.


 

James Bond: Whoever she was, I must have scared the living daylights out of her.

 

17. Licence to Kill (1989)licence-to-kill

Dalton’s final outing as Bond with a blood-soaked revenge story making it one of the grimmest of the Bond films but still a good edgy action movie.

James Bond: [referring to his gun] In my business you prepare for the unexpected.
Franz Sanchez: And what business is that?
James Bond: I help people with problems.
Franz Sanchez: Problem solver.
James Bond: More of a problem eliminator.

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James Bond: Pam, this is Q, my uncle. Uncle, this is Miss Kennedy, my cousin.
Q: Ah! We must be related.

 

18. For Your Eyes Only (1981)for-your-eyes-only

 Roger Moore’s fifth turn in the lead role, the whole movie just looks lacklustre with a forgettable story and villain.

James Bond: The Chinese have a saying, “Before setting off on revenge, you first dig two graves.”
Melina: I don’t expect you to understand, you’re English. But I’m half Greek, and Greek women like Elektra always avenge their loved ones.

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James Bond: Forgive me, Father, for I have sinned.
Q: That’s putting it mildly, 007!

 

19. Moonraker (1979)moonraker

Bond in space with Moore returning for his fourth outing. Totally absurd plot with some seriously cheesy action but even with its silliness it’s still entertaining and we get the return of Jaws!

Dr. Holly Goodhead: You know him?
James Bond: Not socially. His name’s Jaws, he kills people.

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Sir Frederick Gray, Minister of Defence: My God, what’s Bond doing?
Q: I think he’s attempting re-entry, sir.


 

Hugo Drax: Look after Mr. Bond. See that some harm comes to him.

 

20. Diamonds are Forever (1971)diamonds-are-forever

Connery returns in his last Bond role looking a bit jaded. The movie had a lot of typical Bond moments but it all just looks mediocre.

Plenty O’Toole: Hi, I’m Plenty.
James Bond: But of course you are.
Plenty O’Toole: Plenty O’Toole.
James Bond: Named after your father perhaps?

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Plenty O’Toole: [to Bond who’s playing dice at the gambling table] You handle those cubes like a monkey handles coconuts.


 

Mr. Wint: If at first you don’t succeed Mr. Kidd?
Mr. Kidd: Try, try again, Mr. Wint.

 

21. A View to a Kill (1985)a-view-to-a-kill

Moore’s last turn as Bond and his era ends with a flat note with some silly villainous turns from Christopher Walken and Grace Jones and even sillier dialogue. Still not the worst Bond movie though!

May Day: Wow! What a view!
Max Zorin: To a kill!

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James Bond: Hello. My name is James St. John Smythe. I’m English.
Stacey Sutton: I never would have guessed.


 

James Bond: Well, my dear, I take it you spend quite a lot of time in the saddle.
Jenny Flex: Yes, I love an early morning ride.
James Bond: Well, I’m an early riser myself.

 

22. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)tomorrow-never-dies

Brosnan’s second outing as Bond and even though he’s charming and suave the story lacks personality and is plagued with silly one-liners.

Admiral Roebuck: With all due respect, M, I think you don’t have the balls for this job.
M: Perhaps. But the advantage is, I don’t have to think with them all the time.

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Elliot Carver: The distance between insanity and genius is measured only by success.


 

James Bond: I always enjoyed learning a new tongue.
Moneypenny: You always were a cunning linguist, James.

 

23. The World Is Not Enough (1999)world-is-not-enough

Brosnan returns again with another bland Bond action movie with little to save it.

Elektra King: I could have given you the world.
James Bond: The world is not enough.
Elektra King: Foolish sentiment.
James Bond: Family motto.

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James Bond: I was wrong about you.
Christmas Jones: Yeah, hows so?
James Bond: I thought Christmas only comes once a year.

 

24. Die Another Day (2002)die-another-day

Brosnan’s final performance in the franchise’s 40th anniversary which turned out to be a sadly ridiculous and over the top homage to the series which also includes the worst Bond gadget: an invisible Aston Martin. This pretty much says it all!

James Bond: Do you believe in bad luck?
Jinx: Let’s just say my relationships don’t seem to last.
James Bond: I know the feeling.

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James Bond: I’m looking for a North Korean.
Raul: Tourist?
James Bond: Terrorist.
Raul: One man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter.


 

Miranda Frost: I know all about you. Sex for dinner, death for breakfast.


 

Miranda Frost: I’ll show you your room.
James Bond: A palace of ice. You must feel right at home.


 

Mr. Kil: I’m Mr. Kil.
James Bond: Now there’s a name to die for.

 

25. Octopussy (1983)octopussy

Moore’s second to last portrayal of Bond with an outrageously silly plot and takes the camp factor to a new level that it just loses its entertainment value.

James Bond: [referring to her tattoo] What is that?
Magda: That’s my little octopussy.

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Kamal Khan: You seem to have this nasty habit of surviving.
James Bond: You know what they say about the fittest.


 

James Bond: Someone seems to have stuck a knife in my wallet.
Q: Oh, and missed you, did they? What a pity!

 



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