Bonds

"I wasn't an actor. I was like what you might call your leading-man type - someone who can say his lines and hit his marks. And as far as acting was concerned, I thought, 'Leave it to the character guys, the ugly boys."
- George Lazenby: "Starlog"

"My feeling about the Lazenby picture was -- if he kept his mouth shut, he might have come out a lot better. Because I thought for somebody who had no previous experience, he did quite a good job. I didn't think the direction was all that hot. I didn't think it merited the eleven months it took to shoot, I think it was disappointing and, well -- the proof was that it was not palatable."
- Sean Connery - "A Spy For All Seasons"

"I can recall too clearly seeing the earlier O.H.M.S.S., starring George Lazenby, when I was a guest of Harry at a private screening. Diana Rigg plays Bond's wife, and - as with any leading lady who marries a running character - she was killed. When the lights came up, Harry said, "What do you think of my new monster?" Bob Goldstein, a Hollywood producer present, said, "You made a mistake, Harry. You should have killed him and saved her."
- Roger Moore:"Roger Moore's James Bond Diary"

"Lazenby gave me the most trouble because he's absurd; he acts badly. I didn't look at him while dubbing."
- Pino Locchi (voice dubber - Italian voice of Bond)

Some photos from his audition: