Goldfinger (1964)

Desmond Llewelyn: 'Q'

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Quotes 

• Q : Now this one I'm particularly keen about. You see the gear lever here? Now, if you take the top off, you will find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.

  James Bond : Yeah, why not?

  Q : Because you'll release this section of the roof, and engage and then fire the passenger ejector seat. Whish!

  James Bond : Ejector seat? You're joking!

  Q : I never joke about my work, 007.

• James Bond : Where's my Bentley?

  Q : Oh, it's had its day, I'm afraid.

  James Bond : It's never let me down

  Q : M's orders, 007. You'll be using this Aston Martin DB5 with modifications. Now, pay attention please. Windscreen - bulletproof. As are the side and the rear windows. Revolving number plates, naturally. Valid - all countries.

• Q : [Showing Bond a tracking device]  Reception on the dashboard, here. Audo-visual

  [sic] 

  Q : , range a hundred and fifty miles.

  James Bond : Ingenious, and useful too. Allow a man to stop off for a quick one en route.

  Q : It has not been perfected, out of years of patient research, ENTIRELY for that purpose, 007. And incidentally, we'd appreciate its return, along with all your other equipment, INTACT for once, when you return from the field.

  James Bond : Well, you'd be surprised the amount of wear and tear that goes on out there in the field.

• [walking through Q Branch, one worker calmly empties a machine gun at another man's chest, who then opens his coat to reveal a bulletproof vest] 

  Q : It's not perfected yet.

• Q : Here's a nice little transmitting device. Its called a homer. You prime it by pressing that back like this. You see. The smaller model is now standard field issue - to be fitted into the heel of your shoe. Its larger brother is magnetic. Right. It can be concealed in the car your trailing while you keep out of sight. Reception - on the dashboard here.

  [Sits in the Aston Martin DB5] 

  Q : Audio visual range 150 miles.

  James Bond : Ingenious and useful too. Allow a man to stop off for a quick one on route.

  Q : It has not been perfected after years of patient research entirely for that purpose, 007.

• Q : You see this arm here?

  [Points inside the Aston Martin DB5] 

  Q : Open the top and inside are your defense mechanism controls. Smokescreen. Oil slick. Rear bulletproof screen. And left and right front wing machine guns. Now, this one I'm particularly keen on. You see the gear lever here. Now, if you take the top off, you find a little red button. Whatever you do, don't touch it.

  James Bond : And why not?

  Q : Because you release this section of the roof and engage and fire the passenger ejector seat. Whoosh!

  James Bond : Ejector seat, you're joking?

  Q : I never joke about my work, 007.