20 Best Q Quotes

James: Can I talk to Madeline?
Q: Of course. How stupid of me.

Q: So you're not dead?
James: Hello, Q. I've missed you.

M: Which one's Bond?
Q: The Psi! The, er, Trident thingy...

[At Q's lab, Q and Tanner try to create a false trail for Silva to follow]
Q: It's a fine line. If the breadcrumb's too small, then he might miss it. Too big, and Silva will smell a rat.
Tanner: Yes, but you'd think even Silva will be able to spot that.
Q: He's the only one who could.
[Tanner turns and sees Mallory standing behind them]
Tanner: Sir.
Q: Oh.
Gareth: What are you doing?
Q: We're just... monitoring.
Gareth: Creating a false tracking signal for Silva to follow.
Tanner: Well, sir, um...
Q: Well, no...
Gareth: Excellent thinking, get him isolated. Send him on the A9. It's a direct route. You can monitor his progress more accurately and confirm it with the traffic cameras.
Q: But, uh... what if PM finds out?
Gareth: Then we're all buggered. Carry on.

[Bond is chasing Silva who escaped, trying to open a door]
James: It won't open.
Q: Of course it will, put your back into it.
James: Why don't you come down here and put your back into it?

Q: Well it's lovely to see you, 007. Lovely. Um, now I meant to tell you, the Smart Blood program is obviously still in its developmental phase. So we may experience the odd drop in coverage during the first 24 hours...
[Bond glares at him]
Q: 48 hours after administration, but after that it should work perfectly.
[Bond smiles]
James: I'll send you a postcard.
Q: Please don't.

Q: As soon as you have a line of sr'ght on the island, drop altitude, stay below radar.
- You ever flown one of these things before?
- Nope.
Q: Don't forget to release the chute, and open the wings.
- Gra vr'Ty r'sn't always your friend.

Q: There are only about six people in the world who could set up fail-safes like this.
James: Can you get past them?
Q: I invented them.

Q: May I remind you that I answer directly to M. I also have a mortgage and two cats to feed.
James: Well, then I suggest you trust me, for the sake of the cats.

Q: Good luck out there in the field... And please return the equipment in one piece.
James: A brave new world.

Q: Yes, they're safe.
- Bond, have you left the island?
- There's a slight problem with the blast doors.
- Won't take a sec.
- No, no, no. Bond...
- The missiles have already launched.
- Just get out of there.

- Yes, I know, I know.
Q: Find the control room.
- It should be in a tower just above the blast doors.
- The missiles will take about nine minutes from launch.
- Do you think you can do it before the shrps arrive?
[Bond] Plenty of time, plenty of time.

Q: I'm guessing this is not official.
James: Not even remotely.
Q: So much for my promising career in espionage.

- Q, I am gonna need that plane, quickly.
- I'm near orland NATO base.
- You think you can get it to me?
Q: Rrght, yes. We'll be there.
- Thank you.
Mathilde: Maman...
- Maman...

Q: Oh, no. Can someone tell me how he got into our system?
Raoul: [program from his computer] Not such a clever boy.
Q: Oh, shit. Oh, shit, shit, shit. He hacked us.

Q: It always makes me feel a bit melancholy. Grand old war ship. being ignominiously haunted away to scrap... The inevitability of time, don't you think? What do you see?
James: A bloody big ship. Excuse me.
Q: 007. I'm your new Quartermaster.
James: You must be joking.
Q: Why, because I'm not wearing a lab coat?
James: Because you still have spots.
Q: My complexion is hardly relevant.
James: Your competence is.
Q: Age is no guarantee of efficiency.
James: And youth is no guarantee of innovation.
Q: Well, I'll hazard I can do more damage on my laptop sitting in my pajamas before my first cup of Earl Grey than you can do in a year in the field.
James: Oh, so why do you need me?
Q: Every now and then a trigger has to be pulled.
James: Or not pulled. It's hard to know which in your pajamas. Q.
Q: 007.

Nomi: Coming up for air, q.
Q: Right, good.
- You should be entering a world war ii-era sub pen.
- Doesn't seem to get much activrty, but look out for cameras anyway use your watch, bond.

Q: He's the psi.
- He is the trident thingy.
[Bond] Give us the layout.
- Right.
[Clears throat] You're at the edge of a toxic merry-go-round.
- The main activity should be towards the central hub, which is directly above you.

James: [Q hands Bond a watch] What does it do?
Q: It tells the time. Might help with your punctuality issues.
James: M's idea?
Q: Precisely. Oh, one word of warning, the alarm is rather loud... if you know what I mean.
James: I think I do.

[Bond notices the shell of the DB5]
Q: Oh, yes. That old thing is taking quite a bit of time. Mind you, there wasn't much left to work, only a steering wheel. I believe I said, "Bring it back in one piece," not, "Bring back one piece."
[Q laughs at his own joke]