I know every few months, someone asks for people to give their favorite Alfie Solomons quote. It’s impossible to narrow it down to one quote, but one scene encapsulates everything that makes Tom Hardy’s portrayal of Alfie exceptional. The different emotions and range he displays is next level
Alfred Solomons:
You're the bloke who shot Billy Kimber, right? You did, you fucking shot him. That's you. You fucking betrayed him, mate. So it'd be entirely appropriate to do what I'm thinking in my head to you, right now. [puts his hand in the drawer]
Thomas Shelby:
I can offer you 100 good men, all with weapons, and a new relationship with the police.
Alfred Solomons:
Intelligence. Intelligence is a very valuable thing, innit, my friend? But usually, it comes far too fucking late. [pulls a gun on Tommy] Let's say I shot you already, right in the fucking face. And the bullet goes bone, mash, bone, cabinet over there. Which is a shame, innit, 'cause that cabinet's fucked now and I got to get shot of it. So, what I do is this. It's fucking simple, mate. [puts the gun down] I cut that cabinet in half, don't I? I do, literally I just cut the cabinet, I cut- [notices Tommy's nosebleed and tosses him a cloth] I cut the cabinet literally in half, mate. And I take one half of the cabinet, all right, and I put it into a barrel. And I take the other half of the cabinet and all it's pieces and I put that into another barrel, right? And I send this barrel off to Mandalay, and the other barrel off to somewhere like... I dunno, Timbuktu. Have you ever been?
Thomas Shelby:
No.
Alfred Solomons:
No? Would you like to go?
Thomas Shelby:
...No.
Alfred Solomons:
Y'know, I always thought you'd have a great big fucking gold ring in your nose. [grins, pause] I'm sorry, go on. Tell us your plan.