Context

This line is spoken by Auric Goldfinger, played by Gert Fröbe, in the film Goldfinger, directed by Guy Hamilton (1964).

Special Agent 007 has tracked bad boy Auric Goldfinger to his laboratory lair. It's up to Bond to save the world economy before Goldfinger takes it down. But Bond is discovered and strapped to a slab with a deadly laser-cutter inching up toward his groin (eek!). 007 is sweating bullets. A frantic Bond will give the evildoer any information he wants, "Do you want me to talk?" But this time, it's Goldfinger who gets the last word: "No, Mr. Bond. (laughs) I expect you to die!"

Touche, Mr. G. Touche.

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Where you've heard it

Where have you heard this Goldfinger gem? Try just about everywhere. This quote is so wicked popular that even Grumpy Cat gives attitude with it and Facebook has a page devoted to it.

Additional Notable References

• "No, Mr. Bond, I expect you to dine!"
• James Bond's risky lifestyle
• Dr. House does a mean impression in House.
• This James Bond video game
• This financial news article.

Pretentious Factor

If you were to drop this quote at a dinner party, would you get an in-unison "awww" or would everyone roll their eyes and never invite you back? Here it is, on a scale of 1-10.

If you need to cut someone down to size, or split up your friends with a great one-liner, go ahead use it. Extra points for a German accent, but don't overdo it.