"Do you mind if my friend sits this one out? She's just dead!"
The way Connery delivers the line cracks me up every time.
Thunderball is great for the one-liners.
M has a couple of zingers:
"Now that we're all here" (when Bond arrives late for the meeting)
"And I'd thank you not to refer to me as the old man"
"Is there any other reason, besides your enthusiasm for watersports"
Also he sticks up for Bond in front of the RAF man.
Bond: I saw Derval last night at Shrublands but he was dead.
RAF Man: Not possible. He was seen boarding the Vulcan last night.
M: If 007 says he saw Derval at Shrublands last night and he was dead, that's enough for me to initiate enquiries.
Another Tanaka quote:
I must say I am disappointed with the ease with which I could pull you in. The one thing my honourable mother taught me long ago was never to get into a car with a strange girl. But you, I'm afraid, will get into anything. With any girl.
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.
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 lost on me, obviously appealed to that young girl I sent out to evaluate you.
Bond: Point taken.
M: Not quite, 007. If you think I don't have the balls to send a man out to die, your instincts are dead wrong. I've no compunction about sending you to your death. But I won't do it on a whim.
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.
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 lost on me, obviously appealed to that young girl I sent out to evaluate you.
Bond: Point taken.
M: Not quite, 007. If you think I don't have the balls to send a man out to die, your instincts are dead wrong. I've no compunction about sending you to your death. But I won't do it on a whim.
I didn't like that quote. Far too self-aware and too much leaning on the fourth wall.
I should add that I included that quote to demonstrate the general awfulness of that movie. In fact, Die Another Day has some of the worst lines of any film I've ever seen:
Kincade: So who is it we're supposed to be fighting?
James Bond: No "we" in it. Kincaide. This is not your fight.
Kincade: Try and stop me, you jumped-up little shit.
- Pigs! Borsch! Cake! There must be another way!
- Get in. Put on the mask and breathe normally.
- Enough talk!
- Relax, Georgi, our people have spent months perfecting this.
- How many times have you done this?
- You're the first. <SLAM>
Pussy Galore: My name is Pussy Galore.
James Bond: I must be dreaming.
Auric Goldfinger: Forgive me, Mr. Bond, but, uh... I must arrange to separate my gold from the late Mr. Solo.
James Bond: As you said, he had a pressing engagement.
Q: Now this one I'm particularly keen about. You see the gear lever here? Now, if you take the top off, you will find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.
James Bond: Yeah, why not?
Q: Because you'll release this section of the roof, and engage and then fire the passenger ejector seat. Whish!
James Bond: Ejector seat? You're joking!
Q: I never joke about my work, 007
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Thunderball is great for the one-liners.
M has a couple of zingers:
"Now that we're all here" (when Bond arrives late for the meeting)
"And I'd thank you not to refer to me as the old man"
"Is there any other reason, besides your enthusiasm for watersports"
Also he sticks up for Bond in front of the RAF man.
Bond: I saw Derval last night at Shrublands but he was dead.
RAF Man: Not possible. He was seen boarding the Vulcan last night.
M: If 007 says he saw Derval at Shrublands last night and he was dead, that's enough for me to initiate enquiries.
"Use the bumper, that's what it's for!" (Goldeneye)
"YOUR MAMA"
Die Another Day.
I always thought the Japanese characters were calling him "Bond-san" similar to how Mr Miyagi called Daniel "Daniel-san" in The Karate Kid.
"<sigh> Bolas 007"
It is Bond-san. "San" is the most common title in the Japanese language; its like calling somebody "Mr" or "Miss" but in a friendly, informal way.
>:( Get out! And don't come back!
I must say I am disappointed with the ease with which I could pull you in. The one thing my honourable mother taught me long ago was never to get into a car with a strange girl. But you, I'm afraid, will get into anything. With any girl.
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 lost on me, obviously appealed to that young girl I sent out to evaluate you.
Bond: Point taken.
M: Not quite, 007. If you think I don't have the balls to send a man out to die, your instincts are dead wrong. I've no compunction about sending you to your death. But I won't do it on a whim.
I didn't like that quote. Far too self-aware and too much leaning on the fourth wall.
Ha
I should add that I included that quote to demonstrate the general awfulness of that movie. In fact, Die Another Day has some of the worst lines of any film I've ever seen:
"I don't like cock-fights"
"As they say in fencing - what's the point?"
"How's that for a punchline?"
"But you're a double-0"
"It's only a number"
Ugh, cringe.
James Bond: No "we" in it. Kincaide. This is not your fight.
Kincade: Try and stop me, you jumped-up little shit.
Goodnight?
GOODNIGHT!!??
Goodnight sir
"You just found her"
<eyebrow raises, face smirks> "A woman!"
- Get in. Put on the mask and breathe normally.
- Enough talk!
- Relax, Georgi, our people have spent months perfecting this.
- How many times have you done this?
- You're the first. <SLAM>
Q: I think he's attempting re-entry
Q: I've always tried to teach you two things. First, never let them see you bleed.
James Bond: And the second?
Q: Always have an escape plan.
James Bond: I must be dreaming.
Auric Goldfinger: Forgive me, Mr. Bond, but, uh... I must arrange to separate my gold from the late Mr. Solo.
James Bond: As you said, he had a pressing engagement.
Q: Now this one I'm particularly keen about. You see the gear lever here? Now, if you take the top off, you will find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.
James Bond: Yeah, why not?
Q: Because you'll release this section of the roof, and engage and then fire the passenger ejector seat. Whish!
James Bond: Ejector seat? You're joking!
Q: I never joke about my work, 007
Lol. This is my favourite quote, mainly because it felt like they named a character Christmas purely so they could do this joke.
James Bond: No. For me.