I have no shortage of material or offers, it's just a case of what you select to do. But I think it's realistic that my chances of playing Romeo are now over.

According to reports Busby was impressed with his physical prowess and offered Connery a contract worth £25 a week immediately after the game. No (1962) From Russia with Love (1963) Goldfinger (1964) Thunderball (1965) and You Only Live Twice (1967) – then appeared again as Bond in Diamonds Are Forever (1971) and Never Say Never Again (1983).

(born 25 August 1930) is a Scottish actor and producer who has won an Academy Award two BAFTA Awards (one of them being a BAFTA Academy Fellowship Award) and three Golden Globes (including the Cecil B. He was knighted in July 2000. DeMille Award and a Henrietta Award).