- [on George Lazenby and his one-time performance as James Bond in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)] He could have been a good Bond, but the minute he signed up, he became impossible. He now says he made a mistake. Occasionally, he would call and say he wanted to do Bond again, but I said we couldn't do that. It was a good movie, though, with a good script. George did the best he could in the role.
- I honestly feel a responsibility toward all the Bond fans out there. I know they look forward to these pictures, and so I'm going to go on delivering them as long as I can. Also, it's a challenge, which I enjoy. We try to make each picture more exciting than the one before, to take Bond somewhere he hasn't already been.
- [on Cary Grant's decision to turn down Broccoli's offer to play James Bond] He didn't want to do it. He said, "It's a good idea, and I like it, but I can't do Bond." And we couldn't have paid him the money - it would have taken up half our budget.
- [Asked which of the Bonds had the most sex appeal] When George [George Lazenby] walks through the office, the secretaries fall off their chairs.
- I've never made up my mind who Bond is. Sometimes, I think it's very dramatic, but mostly it's comedy. One thing I know for certain - it's entertainment.
- I love looking at the old Bond films. Maybe it's purely out of reminiscence, the nostalgic things you think about. But there were some very good films made and I think that the public has enjoyed them, too.
- That we were lucky to stumble upon Ian Fleming and Bond was a bit of a good fortune. The rest was all hard work.
- For every dollar you give away, you'll get a hundred back. And for every buck you steal, you'll lose a thousand.
- [on Sean Connery] It was the sheer confidence he exuded. I've never seen a surer guy. Every time he made a point he hit the desk with that great fist of his, or slapped his thigh. It wasn't just an act either. When he left we watched him through the window as he walked down the street. He walked like the most arrogant son-of-a-gun you've ever seen. "That's our Bond", I said.
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