James Bond is widely seen as a spy icon: tall, handsome, lethal, lucky, suave, sophisticated, vigorous, and full of wit.
His wit often attracts bad men as well as ladies, but with different emotions and intentions. These are the wittiest lines spoken by 007, his villains, and his love interests.
1.One of the most iconic lines comes from a villain from the movie named after him, Goldfinger:
2.At the end of The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond is celebrating his victory in his usual style when he is interrupted by a minister:
3.One of the most recognizable and catchy lines, "Shaken, not stirred," appeared in the first Bond film, Dr. No. Ironically, the first time this line was spoken was by the villain and not Bond.
A variation of it does appear earlier in the movie when a server speaks it, but "shaken, not stirred" originated from the mouth of Dr. No.
4.When Bond comes back to the poker game in Casino Royale after he survives a near assassination by Le Chiffre:
5.When Bond shoots a henchman with a harpoon gun in Thunderball:
6.When Bond arrives at the ice palace of Gustav Graves in Die Another Day, he meets Graves' henchman:
7.When Bond first met Goldfinger's chief pilot in Goldfinger:
8.In Die Another Day, Bond's fencing instructor is none another than Madonna (playing the role of Verity), and this is how Bond returns her compliment:
9.In Thunderball, Bond is given a very speedy ride by Fiona Volpe, a SPECTRE agent, who thinks that Bond doesn't know who she works for. Bond sees through her and gives her a friendly repartee.
10.In Live and Let Die, after Bond causes Dr. Kananga to explode by inflating him, he quips, "He always did have an inflated opinion of himself."
11.In the movie Thunderball, when Bond finally leaves the health clinic where he is recuperating, a nurse asks him:
12.Bond's witticism in Die Another Day comes to bite him:
13.Bond electrocutes a henchman in Goldfinger and quips, "Shocking. Positively shocking."
14.In GoldenEye, Bond takes an MI6 officer for a ride and is met by a mysterious woman driving a Ferrari. This follows:
15.Bond's first exchange with the first Bond girl:
16.When Bond is about to shave in Skyfall, Moneypenny comes in and comments about Bond's choice of razor (a straight razor). Bond explains his choice:
17.Somewhere in From Russia With Love, Bond has this aphorism to offer: "There’s a saying in England. Where there’s smoke, there’s fire."
18.Before tragedy strikes Jill Masterson in Goldfinger, Bond explains the importance of temperature in relishing expensive champagnes:
19.While enjoying the Junkanoo in Thunderball, Fiona Volpe gets killed by her own henchmen, and Bond makes light of the irony:
20.Just at the end of The World Is Not Enough, Bond celebrates his victory in his usual style:
21.The most iconic line from the whole franchise came from Dr. No.
