adminSHAKEN and stirred! Sean Connery shows his patriotic side as he cheers on fellow Scot Andy Murray at US Open At 83 years of age physicians might advise him to avoid stressful situations. But Sir Sean Connery, who came to global recognition for his turn as James Bond, is famous for keeping his cool under pressure.
And the film legend’s suave 007 demeanour was challenged as he cheered on fellow Scotsman Andy Murray at the US Open in New York last weekend.
Connery’s natural grace under fire prevailed as he smiled through the disappointing match, where Murray suffered a complete annihilation on the tennis court to Swiss rival Stanislas Wawrinka in the quarter finals.
Despite the defeat, the retired actor seemed to be in a good mood as he sat in the bleachers cheering on Murray at the National Tennis Centre in Flushing Meadows, New York.
The cool showing was in keeping with the persona he embodied for almost a decade as the suave British agent James Bond in seven hit films.
Meanwhile, the established actor, who formally announced he would not make any future public appearances in April 2011, has been busy since retiring from films.
On August 25, 2008, his 78th birthday, Connery unveiled his book “Being a Scot”, co-written with Murray Grigor.
Scottish-born Connery, notably one of the best Bonds in history, was reportedly chosen for the role of the agent because of his grace.
The Bond producers, Harry Saltzman and Cubby Broccoli, cast Sean as 007 because they liked the fact that he was a big man who nonetheless moved gracefully — “like a cat”. Sean triumphed in Dr No, alongside Ursula Andress in 1962.
After being knighted by the Queen, Sean famously said in 2000: “People asked why it had taken so long.
“I certainly didn’t make it an issue to find out why, but I took nearly a week to make a decision about whether to accept it.” — dailymail.
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