Why does James Bond prefer his martinis shaken, not stirred?!
Answers: What effect does this have on the drink?
Some would say that shaking "bruises" the gin, but they aren't real Bond fans. Bond drinks a vodka martini. Some say a few short shakes dilutes the martini less than stirring. I can't tell the difference, but I'm not a connoisseur.
I thought he liked them dirty like his women
Martinis are not meant to be shaken, actually. It bruises the ice, it chips off into the drink.... and you're drinking sharp little flecks of ice with your Grey Goose.
I once watched an interview of the creator of the Bond movies and he was asked that same question. He said the many people asked him why that was added to the movies and why they put such an emphasis on it. He said that it was just meant to separate Bond from the ordinary, since most martini drinkers prefer to have it stirred. Shaking it "bruises" the drink, breaks the ice and thus dilutes the drink because the broken ice melts faster. They just wanted him to be "different".
like his drinks like his women
a woman spinning around drunk is not as pretty
as one swinging her hips side to side
"Bruising" the liquor is a misnomer. Shaking a drink makes it look cloudier. It is not suitable for clear drinks, such as martinis. It makes no difference with drinks containing fruit juice, so these should be shaken. Flemming just wanted Bond to be (pseudo)sophisticated.