James Bond: A gun and a radio. It's not exactly Christmas, is it? Q: Were you expecting an exploding pen? We don't really go in for that anymore.
Catalog
Robert Wade
[Bond stares at the porcelain bulldog statue on M's desk] James Bond: The whole office goes up in smoke and that bloody thing survives. M: Your interior decorating tips have always been appreciated, 007.
Q: There are only about six people in the world who could set up fail-safes like this. James Bond: Can you get past them? Q: I invented them.
Q: I'm guessing this is not official. James Bond: Not even remotely. Q: So much for my promising career in espionage.
[Bond is chasing Silva who escaped, trying to open a door] James Bond: It won't open. Q: Of course it will, put your back into it. James Bond: Why don't you come down here and put your back into it?
M: I fucked this up, didn't I? James Bond: No. You did your job.
M: Is this where you grew up? James Bond: Mm. M: How old were you when they died? James Bond: You know the answer to that. You know the whole story. M: Orphans always make the best recruits.
James Bond: Are you ready? Kincade: I was ready before you were born, son.
Kincade: So who are we supposed to be fighting? James Bond: No 'we' in it, Kincade. This is not your fight.
Q: Age is no guarantee of efficiency. James Bond: And youth is no guarantee of innovation.
Hello James, welcome. Do you like the island? [chuckles] My grandmother had an island when I was a boy. Nothing to boast of. You could walk along it in an hour. But still, it was—it was a paradise for us. One summer, we came for a visit and discovered the whole place had been infested with rats.…
Some men are coming to kill us. We're going to kill them first.
[re. the porcelain bulldog on M's desk.] The whole office goes up in smoke and that bloody thing survives?
You see, they failed to comprehend the crucial fact that a terrible event can lead to something wonderful.
The things that bring people together. Out of horror, beauty.
[hands Bond effects from Skyfall] You've got a secret. Something you can't tell anyone, because you don't trust anyone.
C: You can't tell me an agent in the field can last long against all those drones and satellites. M: Yes, you have information. You can find out all about a man, track him down, keep an eye on him. But you have to look him in the eye. All the tech you have can't help you with that. A license to kill…
I've really put you through a lot, haven't I? Well, that's brothers for you: they always know which buttons to press.
Welcome, James. It's been a long time... and, finally, here we are. What took you so long?
Estrella: Where are you going? James Bond: I won't be long.