Published 11:43 IST, February 2nd 2020
Alfie Solomon's iconic quotes from the Netflix's Peaky Blinders
Tom Hardy plays the character of Alfie Solomon in Netflix Originals' Peaky Blinders. Here are some of the iconic quotes by this character. Read on to know.
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Peaky Blinders is a popular Netflix Original show which falls under Drama and Crime genre. It is about a gangster family living in 1919-Birmingham, England, led by Tommy Shelby. Tom Hardy plays character of a shrewd Jew, Alfie Solomon who runs Peaky Blinders along with Tommy. Here are a few quotes by Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomon in Peaky Blinders that shows who character is:
“Life is so much easier to deal with when you are de.”
This quote from movie catches Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomon in a mellow mood. Orwise tough and brawny man, he is seen to be a bit melancholic here reminiscing his decisions in life and all that has happened. Alfie Solomon seems to feel like de’s are better much like Shakespeare’s Macbeth. This is one of most popular Alfie Solomon quotes in Peaky Blinders.
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“He’ll wake up. Granted he won’t have any teeth left but he will be a wiser man for it.”
Known to be violent and unpredictable, Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomon in Peaky Blinders shows his knack for dark humour here. Supposedly hitting a man to unconsciousness, he explains that even though he might have lost his teeth in process, he will wake up a wiser man. This episode will probably teach man (whom Alfie Solomon refers to) finally, ways of world.
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Rum’s for fun and f***king, innit? So, Whisky, now that… that is for business.”
Showing his candour, businessman attitude in this quote, Tom Hardy’s character, Alfie Solomon says this to some of his business associates. Alfie believes that business is important and requires a totally different environment and mood. Many times in series, Alfie is seen referring to whisky as a business material whereas rum as something frolicking. This quote is one of most iconic Peaky Blinders quotes.
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“Every man, he craves certainty.”
All throughout series, Tom Hardy’s Alfie Solomon from Peaky Blinders comes off as a completely untrustworthy character. Despite being straightforward, unless people pay him right price, sometimes even n, Alfie turns back on his words. But in this quote, his deepest insecurities have come up. He knows that despite what he is doing to ors, he would have liked some certainty, some surety in his life.
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“Never give power to big man.”
Tom Hardy's character in Peaky Blinders, Alfie Solomon is always afraid of power going into or’s hands rendering him useless at ir mercy. Despite demanding a hefty price, Alfie is only too willing to help Tommy Shelby assassinate Oswald Mosely who is highly anti-Semitic leer of British Union of Fascists. He is even afraid of putting police on his payroll out of sheer fear that power will go into ir hands and y will have an upper hand over him, criminal-minded Jew.
11:43 IST, February 2nd 2020