Who do you picture when reading the Bond novels?

Napoleon Plural

Why, myself of course!



Does make some of it a tad implausible however.

Hardyboy

Apparently, this is who james362001 pictures when he reads the Bond novels:

Blood_Stone

Its mind boggling to see how much of a Craig-like face Carmichael has. No wonder Daniel's rugged looks helped him get the role!

oscar rubio

DanielCraig007 wrote:

I picture Bond as Fleming drew him, like this:

I too

Mrs.Bryce

Hey! Sorry for bumping an oldish thread! ;%

I've recently started reading the books; got them for christmas, and am up to Moonraker.

My image of Bond is constantly changing depending on the events in the book, who was in the movie of that book (particularly if it's similar) and how Bond is responding, acting etc.
Like for example, if Bond is being ruthless it might be Dalton, if he's being cold maybe Craig, if he's being flirtatious or making love it's Rog, Lazenby packing big punches. It all depends.

But on other occassions, it's a slim, dark haired man with a stern mouth, rigid nose and pale-ish skin. Oh, and of course the long scar on his right cheek. Because of this though, I find it hard to imagine Connery.

But I too imagine similar bond girls and villains, some with slight variations, but all very similar.

Mrs.Bryce ~ SL

The Man from CIA

Sean Connery looks a fair bit like Ian Flemming's description in the novels (at least I remember it to be similar ) so my mind usually summons and image of Connery's Bond. haha, even the voice )

James Suzuki

The man on the cover.
usaully dalton tho, I always thought he looked the most Bondish.

Nash

Agree that Clive Owen in those BMW movies would be a perfect Bond.

Halcon

myself...

i know...but such is the freedom of imagination... B-)

Blood_Stone

That drawing looks like a young William Hurt.

Its amazing how much of an eerie resemblance Daniel Craig has to him!

superado

Did Fleming say Bond looked like an "old" Hoagy Charmichael? The years of living really made a difference in how old Hoagland looked, resembling either Kramer from the Seinfeld TV show, or even Jimmy Durante! Check out my avatar to see a young version, more consistent with Fleming's description of (classically or conventionally) handsome.

chrisisall

I picture a sort of Timothy Dalton, but with Daniel Craig's lack-O-smile.

CmdrAtticus

When I read the novels now, Dalton always seems to fit for me, then Craig (but he would more so if he had dark hair - which I can visualize in my mind). It's just not the looks, it's also their character. Their interpretation just seems to fit the character more for me than the other actors. Sometimes Stewart Granger works because he's from the cold war era and he looked like a more tough version of Fleming.

Spoff

I have only read four, and I just tend to usually see a generic bloke as he is described by Fleming, no one in particular, just someone made up in my mind. Then at certain moments in the books I am reminded of the actor who played him for that film.

But the really odd thing is, when reading Moonraker, I saw Connery pretty much all the way through. But then I guess it doesn't really have much relation to the film.

AlphaOmegaSin

For me, I picture DN Connery when reading the Flemings and Solo. And with the Gardners I picture NSNA Connery

For the Bensons, I depict Brosnan.

The Red Kind

I don't know why, but I never picture any of the Bond actors but kind of always picture Jason Isaacs..

Thunderpussy

I too always thought he'd have made a great 007. {[]

chrisisall

The Red Kind wrote:

I don't know why, but I never picture any of the Bond actors but kind of always picture Jason Isaacs..

If only he'd gotten a shot at Bond....

Barbel

Right man. Wrong time.

Absolutely_Cart

I picture a non-descript man. But at certain moments I think of the actors and how they'd handle the situations.

002

For me, it's always either this guy:



or this guy:

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Or, rather, a cross somewhere between the two.

Silhouette Man

I imagine a cross between Timothy Dalton and Sean Connery only with crueler faces! ) -{

Barbel

To repeat what I said in this thread five years ago ( ): since I first became infected with the Bond virus in the 60s, it was always Sean Connery's face and, naturally, voice that I envisaged when reading the books and fifty years later ( ) it still is, especially on those Fleming scenes that were filmed as per the novels (meeting Honey; dining with Dr No; chatting with Kerim, Tatiana and Goldfinger; playing cards with Largo (and how!); etc etc) even when it wasn't Connery in the respective films (most of OHMSS; dialogue with Mr Big and Solitaire; chatting with Columbo and Kristatos; the 2nd half of CR06; etc etc).

Thunderpussy

I sometimes envisage Barney or Gary Busey. Then the drugs wear off ! )
Five years ago eh ? I must have been in my teens .

AlphaOmegaSin

I'm surprised that TP can remember anything of the Day before

Lexi

The Red Kind wrote:

I don't know why, but I never picture any of the Bond actors but kind of always picture Jason Isaacs..

:x him... and agree, he would make a great Bond.

I've been reading the short stories, and I can't help but picture Connery...

Trying to oust him, and put in Craig instead )

Agent Lee

The Red Kind wrote:

I don't know why, but I never picture any of the Bond actors but kind of always picture Jason Isaacs..

I never picture any of the Bond actors either, but I gotta admit, my Bond looks REALLY close to Isaacs too.

I'm fascinated by the fact that so many picture one of the Bond actors though. I've even tried to before and I just can't.

AlphaOmegaSin

The Comma of Black Hair is something that's to be replicated in the Films -{

chrisisall

AlphaOmegaSin wrote:

The Comma of Black Hair is something that's to be replicated in the Films -{

There were moments when both Sean & Tim had one...

AlphaOmegaSin

But not in the same vein as Book Bond though.