Quotes by Sean Connery, page 2

Sean Connery - scottish Actor

Also called: Sir Thomas Sean Connery.

Was born on 25 aug 1930.

Origin country: United Kingdom

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.

Quote by Sean Connery about wife, chance

I moved out of Britain in 1975. I must have rubbed up the wrong way quite a lot of people.

Quote by Sean Connery about bad, people

I never trashed a hotel room or did drugs.

Quote by Sean Connery about drugs

I pay tax wherever I work. The only difference with my situation is I'm resident in the Bahamas. Everywhere I work I pay the tax.

Quote by Sean Connery about work

I think the greatest disservice done was Thatcher with the Poll Tax. What do you think would happen if they did that in France? It's unthinkable.

I unfortunately don't speak French, but my wife is now fluent in English, which really reflects rather badly on me.

Quote by Sean Connery about wife

I volunteered to join the Navy for 12 years. If you get your calling up papers, you did it. It's like a Police State, and don't let anyone kid you it would be different.

Quote by Sean Connery about police, state

I was born in Edinburgh. Everything round my home has been almost erased.

Quote by Sean Connery about home

I went up to Scotland and made a documentary on shipyards. I did a month up there, appeared in it and directed it.

I'm optimistic that there's a movement towards Independence. It's addressed all the time between the two major parties that the Labour party will give an Assembly to devolution in Scotland.

Quote by Sean Connery about independence, time

If America had been discovered as many times as I have, no one would remember Columbus.

Initially all the qualities and values that Thatcher presented in her initial regime were almost a direct reflection on the best of the Scottish characteristics. And she was cast out when she gave the Poll Tax here to the Scots.

It doesn't matter where the job is, the moment you have any sort of privilege, there's a great reluctance to give it up.

Quote by Sean Connery about moment

It's a kind of madness in cosmopolitan cities now.

It's rather sad Scotland isn't on a par with France.

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

Quote by Sean Connery about fear, laughter, devil, faith, need, god

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

Quote by Sean Connery about world, love

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

Quote by Sean Connery about old, olderness, good, good luck, man, face

Only 4 percent of all the companies owned in Scotland have their head offices in Scotland.

Quote by Sean Connery about companies, heads

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

Quote by Sean Connery about actors, good, good luck