Sean Connery Quotes

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.

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

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

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.

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 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.

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

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

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

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

Red wine with fish. That should have told me something.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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."

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

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

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

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!

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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