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Who do you picture when you hear the name James Bond?

BAIN123BAIN123
edited March 2011 in Bond Movies Posts: 11,189
When someone says THAT name, which of the 6 actors (if any) immediately springs into your head? For me its usually Connery or Brosnan but what about you?

Be honest :)
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  • DarthDimiDarthDimi Behind you!Moderator
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    Connery. Always Connery. For many years Connery was the only Bond I knew. I guess that's where this 'condition' originates. ;;)
  • BartlebyBartleby
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    Craig. My mind always jumps to the current Bond.
  • ChuckChuck
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    It's always either Dalton or Craig for me.
  • BondBond
    Posts: 503
    Connery, Brosnan or Craig.

    Connery is the definitive Bond but I grew up with Brosnan as Bond, and he was the image used for all the video games of the 90s and early 2000s, as well as any "shadow images" of Bond used for any other promotional material. But since Craig is the current Bond I also picture him.
  • DiscoVolanteDiscoVolante Stockholm, Sweden
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    When I just hear "James Bond", I actually don't think of any of them.

  • LudsLuds MIA
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    Quoting DarthDimi: Connery. Always Connery.
    Same here. There's only 1 "true" James Bond ;)
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Quoting DiscoVolante: When I just hear "James Bond", I actually don't think of any of them.

    I'd agree with Disco here. No one person comes to mind, if anyone it's the current Bond. I'm more inclined to picture the world of the Bond films or Fleming's novels.
  • saunderssaunders Living in a world of avarice and deceit
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    Usually Connery in the DN opening Casino scene, sometimes Lazenby introducing himself to Tracy in the PTS and very occasionally I think of me because of all the time I've spent aiming my toy Walther PPK at the mirror and mouthing those immortal words with my eyebrow raised.
  • CISCIS Suspended
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    Quoting Samuel001: Quoting DiscoVolante: When I just hear "James Bond", I actually don't think of any of them.



    I'd agree with Disco here. No one person comes to mind, if anyone it's the current Bond. I'm more inclined to picture the world of the Bond films or Fleming's novels.
    Ditto here.
  • JobeGDGJobeGDG
    edited March 2011 Posts: 107
    I've never actually read any of the newspaper comic strips or the collected versions of them, but I find John McClusky's rendition of 007 incredibly provocative; so much so that in my mind he displaces the various actors (with whom I'm much more familiar) as the default James Bond.

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    I've started reading Fleming's Bond novels again (in no particular order), trying specifically to keep track of what incarnation of Bond I instinctively picture over the course of the book. Diamonds Are Forever broke down as follows:

    Daniel Craig ≈ 5%; mainly during the dinner with Tiffany Case towards the end of the book.
    Sean Connery ≈ 10%; most memorably (but not only) during the taxi chase.
    John McClusky's version ≈ 85%; pretty much everywhere else.
  • MrBondMrBond Station S
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    Brosnan when he investigates Guptas office in TND pops up in my head.
  • dragonskydragonsky
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    that guy at picture looks like connery.
    but when i hear bond i imagine some tall (not too tall) guy in tuxedo,with black tuxedo.
    with other words guy who is dressed to go to party but is ready to kill you if he had to do that.some mix of connery and brosnan
  • HASEROTHASEROT has returned like the tedious inevitability of an unloved season---
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    Connery
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
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    Quoting JobeGDG: I've never actually read any of the newspaper comic strips or the collected
    versions of them

    @JobeGDG you must get the omnibus Volume 1 and 2. Both very good books and of course a good excuse to have what will be 6 or 7 books compared to the 17 there were before.

    I hope Volume 3 is announced soon.
  • jaguar007jaguar007
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    I usually don't picture a specific actor unless the comment about James Bond is directed toward something from a specific movie.

    When I read the books I have a face that I picture, but it is not that of any of the actors (but Connery and Dalton would be the closest).
  • PrinceKamalKhanPrinceKamalKhan Monsoon Palace, Udaipur
    edited March 2011 Posts: 3,262
    Quoting BAIN123: When someone says THAT name, which of the 6 actors (if any) immediately springs
    into your head? For me its usually Connery or Brosnan but what about you?
    It's not always the same. Lately, it'd probably be Lazenby but that's probably because OHMSS is the Bond film I've watched the most lately. If I'm on a kick watching another actor's film, I probably think the actor who starring in it, i.e. Connery if it's TB, Dalton if it's TLD, Moore if it's TMWTGG, etc.
  • St_GeorgeSt_George Shuttling Drax's lovelies to the space doughnut - happy 40th, MR!
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    To be perfectly honest, I'm not sure any actor, person or face jumps into my mind when I hear the name 'James Bond'. It's more a personal emotional reaction, sort of like: 'Ooh, James Bond, that's James Bond, that is! The character that's been my hero for 21+ years!'. You know?

    In terms of audio, that reaction is pretty much summed up by this... B-)
  • GeorgeLazenbyGeorgeLazenby
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    Daniel Craig more than any other right now, most likely because he's the current Bond. Historically a combination of Connery circa 1964 and Lazenby.
  • CommanderStrangwaysCommanderStrangways
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    Sean Connery automatically pops to mind, specifically Connery in Dr. No.
  • Austin_MaddingAustin_Madding
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    Sean Connery, in the Moore-legs apart-gun up pose from FYEO...Bond did the same thing in the TSWLM novel...and Connery is who I see when I read the books.
  • XboyXboy
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    me, dalton, he seemed 2 be Bond, wished he did more. But connery puts me off saying that sometimes. All bonds are good though
  • LudsLuds MIA
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    Quoting JobeGDG: I've never actually read any of the newspaper comic strips or the collected versions of them, but I find John McClusky's rendition of 007 incredibly provocative; so much so that in my mind he displaces the various actors (with whom I'm much more familiar) as the default James Bond.
    I'm a pretty big fan of the strips myself, discovering them only with the recent Titan editions. McClusky's version to be is the better one, but nothing wrong with Horak. I just prefer McClysky's drawing, seems to be more classy.
  • doubleoegodoubleoego #LightWork
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    CONNERY
  • kyawsawaungkyawsawaung
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    Roger Moore, Pierce Brosnan and Daniel Craig.
  • Qba007Qba007
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    Sean Connery, Ursula Andress, John Barry
  • Samuel001Samuel001 Moderator
    edited March 2011 Posts: 13,356
    Quoting St_George: It's more a personal emotional reaction, sort of like: 'Ooh, James Bond, that's
    James Bond, that is! The character that's been my hero for 21+ years!'. You
    know?

    I'd agree with that St. George. When I hear that name I can't help but say "Yes!" to myslef and "and I'm a very proud fan - what an amazing character he is".

    Maybe I even picture Fleming above everyone else.
  • RogueThunderballRogueThunderball
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    Brosnan.
  • Mr_SterlingMr_Sterling
    Posts: 99
    Myself ;-)

    Actually to be honest, i dont visualise any of the actors who've played him, anymore.

    Bond has had so many faces now, that when i hear his name, i just see a vague image along the lines of Flemings description.
  • WillardWhyteWillardWhyte Midnight Society #ProjectMoon
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    I will always imagine Connery
  • JBFan626JBFan626
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    Funny...while Connery is my favorite Bond, I still think of Moore. There's is something about him; he has the snobbish, Etonian way about him that reminds me of Fleming's Bond.
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