Trivia: The hand writing "From Russia, with Love" on the picture of Tatiana Romanova does not belong to Sean Connery, but rather director Terence Young.
Trivia: Daniela Bianchi was involved in a road accident during production. On their journey to the set, Bianchi's driver fell asleep at the wheel and crashed the car. The actress suffered bruising to her face and Bianchi's scenes had to be postponed for two weeks while the facial contusions healed.
Trivia: The same cars are seen over and over in the traffic shots: a '55 Plymouth, a red-orange VW bus, the car that was following Bond, a '58 Dodge.
Chosen answer: It would, yes. Also I am to understand that it's his sense of humour.
Alan Keddie