--- title: "Best Sean Connery Sayings" description: "Sean Connery was a Scottish actor and film producer who became the first James Bond on screen, appearing in seven Bond movies from 1962 to 1983." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b102/author-sean-connery-5501.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b102/author-sean-connery-5501.jpg) # Sean Connery (1930–2020) Film Actor United Kingdom **100** quotes in **442** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Sean Connery was a film actor from the United Kingdom, best known for *Being a Scot*. ## Quick Facts About Sean Connery Born August 25, 1930 Died October 31, 2020 Nationality United Kingdom Profession Film Actor Notable works Being a Scot Spouse Micheline Roquebrune ## About Sean Connery He originated the role in Dr. No (1962) and continued with From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965), You Only Live Twice (1967) and Diamonds Are Forever (1971). His final Bond appearance was in the non‑Eon film Never Say Never Again (1983). ## Awards & Honors Golden Lion European Film Awards AFI Life Achievement Award BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role European Film Academy Lifetime Achievement Award Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actor – Motion Picture BAFTA Fellowship Show 19 more awards National Board of Review Award for Best Supporting Actor London Film Critics Circle Award for Actor of the Year Kansas City Film Critics Circle Award for Best Supporting Actor MTV Movie Award for Best On-Screen Duo Knight Bachelor Golden Globe Awards German Film Award for Best Actor Henrietta Award Kennedy Center Honors Academy Awards Saturn Awards Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Legion of Honour Jameson People's Choice Award for Best Actor Knight of the Legion of Honour Commander of the Order of the British Empire Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres honorary doctor of the University of St Andrews Grand Officer of Order of Manuel Amador Guerrero ## Quotes by Sean Connery · Page 3 > [I can't afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. As long as there's enough enthusiasm, then one wants to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-can-t-afford-to-slow-down-but-i-suppose-it-really-depends-as-long/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Continue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/continue/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b75/sean-connery-5501_continue_i-can-t-afford-to-slow-down-but-i-suppos_3066427.png) > [Laughter kills fear, and without fear there can be no faith. For without fear of the devil there is no need for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/laughter-kills-fear-and-without-fear-there-can-be-no-faith-for/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Devil](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/devil/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/28d/sean-connery-5501_devil_laughter-kills-fear-and-without-fear-the_1770913.png) > [Here are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/here-are-women-who-take-it-to-the-wire-that-s-what-they-are-looking/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Confrontation](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/confrontation/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/846/sean-connery-5501_confrontation_here-are-women-who-take-it-to-the-wire-t_1053345.png) > [There are women who take it to the wire. That's what they are looking for, the ultimate confrontation. They want a smack.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/there-are-women-who-take-it-to-the-wire-that-s-what-they-are-looking/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Alaska](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/alaska/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de6/sean-connery-5501_alaska_there-are-women-who-take-it-to-the-wire_945355.png) > [ Ever since the introduction of psychoanalysis there have been too many terms to excuse behavior and phrases that can be \[used\] to… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/ever-since-the-introduction-of-psychoanalysis-there-have-been-too/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Behavior](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/behavior/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/098/sean-connery-5501_behavior_ever-since-the-introduction-of-psychoana_1439238.png) > [“My first big break came when I was five years old. It's taken me more than seventy years to realise that. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/my-first-big-break-came-when-i-was-five-years-old-it-s-taken-me-more/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Big break](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-break/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e96/sean-connery-5501_big-break_my-first-big-break-came-when-i-was-five_992670.jpg) > [May God grant us the wisdom to discover right, the will to choose it, and the strength to make it endure.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/may-god-grant-us-the-wisdom-to-discover-right-the-will-to-choose-it/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Choose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/choose/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/955/sean-connery-5501_choose_may-god-grant-us-the-wisdom-to-discover_2364148.png) > [I left Scotland when I was 16 because I had no qualifications for anything but the Navy, having left school at 13.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-left-scotland-when-i-was-16-because-i-had-no-qualifications-for-2/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Anything](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/anything/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5fd/sean-connery-5501_anything_i-left-scotland-when-i-was-16-because-i_1690261.png) > [Either what we hold to be right and good and true IS right and good and true, for all mankind, or we're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/either-what-we-hold-to-be-right-and-good-and-true-is-right-and-good/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Mankind](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/mankind/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/180/sean-connery-5501_mankind_either-what-we-hold-to-be-right-and-good_904208.png) > [ \[James Bond's qualities of\] self-containment, his powers of decision, his ability to carry on through till the end and to survive ...… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/james-bond-s-qualities-of-self-containment-his-powers-of-decision-his/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Ability](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ability/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b8/sean-connery-5501_ability_james-bond-s-qualities-of-self-containme_1724816.jpg) > [Everything I have done or attempted to do for Scotland has always been for her benefit, never my own and I defy…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/everything-i-have-done-or-attempted-to-do-for-scotland-has-always/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Benefits](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/benefits/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/136/sean-connery-5501_benefits_everything-i-have-done-or-attempted-to-d_2682479.jpg) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-admit-i-m-being-paid-well-but-it-s-no-more-than-i-deserve-after-all/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Deserve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/deserve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d95/sean-connery-5501_deserve_i-admit-i-m-being-paid-well-but-it-s-no_2022817.png) > [“I find that fame tends to turn one from an actor and a human being into a piece of merchandise, a public…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-find-that-fame-tends-to-turn-one-from-an-actor-and-a-human-being/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/sean-connery-5501_actor_i-find-that-fame-tends-to-turn-one-from_2942932.png) > [I've always been hopeful about Scotland's prospects. And I now believe more than ever that Scotland is within touching distance of achieving…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-ve-always-been-hopeful-about-scotland-s-prospects-and-i-now-believe/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Achieve](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/achieve/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c35/sean-connery-5501_achieve_i-ve-always-been-hopeful-about-scotland_31653.png) > [Bond's introduction: "Bond. James Bond." Repeated in 17 subsequent Bond films. Number One in the Top Ten Most Famous Movie Quotes. -The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/bond-s-introduction-bond-james-bond-repeated-in-17-subsequent-bond/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Bond](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/bond/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e5/sean-connery-5501_bond_bond-s-introduction-bond-james-bond-repe_579882.png) > [When he reached the New World, Cortés burned his ships. As a result his crew was well-motivated.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/when-he-reached-the-new-world-cort-s-burned-his-ships-as-a-result-his/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Burned](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/burned/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a2/sean-connery-5501_burned_when-he-reached-the-new-world-cort-s-bur_1601114.png) > [I've never kept a record of anything. I gave away everything: all the posters, the memorabilia that would have been helpful -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/i-ve-never-kept-a-record-of-anything-i-gave-away-everything-all-the/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Has beens](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/has-beens/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f5f/sean-connery-5501_has-beens_i-ve-never-kept-a-record-of-anything-i-g_2888086.png) > [When you hear someone from the very north of Scotland speaking, I think its nice, very musical and harmonious.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/when-you-hear-someone-from-the-very-north-of-scotland-speaking-i/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Harmonious](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/harmonious/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ff/sean-connery-5501_harmonious_when-you-hear-someone-from-the-very-nort_898969.png) > [You know, the Oscar I was awarded for The Untouchables is a wonderful thing, but I can honestly say that I'd rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/you-know-the-oscar-i-was-awarded-for-the-untouchables-is-a-wonderful/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Golf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/golf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2df/sean-connery-5501_golf_you-know-the-oscar-i-was-awarded-for-the_2708879.png) > [There's a lot of fantasy about what Scotland is, and the shortbread tins and that sort of thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-connery/there-s-a-lot-of-fantasy-about-what-scotland-is-and-the-shortbread/) [Sean Connery](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/) [Fantasy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/fantasy/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/263/sean-connery-5501_fantasy_there-s-a-lot-of-fantasy-about-what-scot_559370.png) ## Sean Connery by topic [Scotland (10)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/scotland/sean-connery/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-connery/#itemlist", "name": "Sean Connery Quotes", "numberOfItems": 20, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I can't afford to slow down, but I suppose it really depends. 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