Allen Leech Quotes - Best Lines & Interviews

Memorable Quotes from Allen Leech

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The Imitation Game

The Power of Knowledge Against Nazism

Hugh Alexander My God, you did it. You just defeated Nazism with a crossword puzzle.

John Cairncross There are five people in the world who know the position of every ship in the Atlantic. They are all in this room.

Joan Clarke Oh, good God.

Hugh Alexander Oh, I don't think even He has the power that we do right now.

Joan Clarke No. There's going to be an attack on a British passenger convoy. Right there.

[getting closer to map]

John Cairncross God, you're right. Those U-boats are only twenty, thirty minutes away.

Joan Clark Civilians. Hundreds of them. We can save their lives.

John Cairncross And knock out a whole German fleet in the process.

Hugh Alexander I'll phone Denniston's office so that he can alert the Admiralty.

Alan Turing No.

Joan Clarke Do you think there's enough time to save them?

John Cairncross There should be. If we can get a message to that convoy—

Hugh Alexander Commander Denniston's office please, it's urgent—

[into phone]

Alan Turing No, no!

[grabs and hangs up phone]

Hugh Alexander What the hell are you doing?

Alan Turing You-you can't call Denniston. You-you can't tell him about the attack.

Hugh Alexander What are you talking about?

John Cairncross We can have air support over that convoy in ten minutes.

Alan Turing Let the U-boats sink the convoy.

John Cairncross Look, it's been a big day, maybe you're suffering from—

Alan Turing Oh, shut up—

Hugh Alexander We don't have time—

[tries to grab phone back]

Alan Turing No!

Joan Clarke Oh, Hugh! Hugh! Stop! That's enough!

John Cairncross Stop, Hugh!

Peter Hilton John, the attack is in minutes.

Joan Clarke Are you all right?

[rushes to Alan's side]

Alan Turing Yes, no, I'm fine, I'm fine. I'm fine. Do you know why people like violence, Hugh? It's because it feels good. Sometimes we can't do what feels good. We have to do what is logical.

[to Hugh]

John Cairncross What's logical?

Alan Turing The hardest time to lie is when the other person is expecting to be lied to.

Joan Clarke Oh, God.

[getting it]

John Cairncross What?

Alan Turing If someone's waiting for a lie, you can't just, uh, give them one.

Joan Clarke Damn it, Alan's right.

Peter Hilton What?

Alan Turing What would the Germans think if we destroy their U-boats?

Peter Hilton Nothing. They'll be dead.

John Cairncross No. No, you can't be right.

Alan Turing So our convoy suddenly veers off course... a squadron of our air bombers miraculously descends on the coordinates of the U-boats... what will the Germans think?

Hugh Alexander The Germans will know that we have broken Enigma.

Joan Clarke They'll stop all radio communications by midday, and they'll have changed the design of Enigma by the weekend.

Hugh Alexander Yes.

Alan Turing Two years work. Everything we've done here will all be for nothing.

John Cairncross There are 500 people in that convoy. Women. Children. We're about to let them die.

Alan Turing Our job isn't to save one passenger convoy, it is to win the war.

Hugh Alexander Our job was to crack Enigma.

Alan Turing Oh, we've done that. Now for the hard part. Keeping it a secret.

Peter Hilton Carlisle.

Joan Clarke What?

Peter Hilton The convoy you're about to... it's, uh... The HMS Carlisle is one of the ships. We can't act on every piece of intelligence? So fine, we won't. Just this one.

[points to the map]

Joan Clarke Peter, what's the matter with you?

Peter My brother's... well, he's on the Carlisle. A gunnery ensign.

Alan Turing I'm... I'm so sorry.

Peter Hilton Who the hell do you think you are? This is my brother. He's my big brother, alright, and you have a few minutes to call off his murder.

Alan Turing We can't.

John Cairncross He's right.

Peter Hilton Alan. Joan. Hugh. John. Please, I... the Germans, they won't get suspicious just because we stopped one attack. No one will know. I'm asking you. As your friend. Please.

Alan Turing I'm so sorry.

Peter Hilton You're not God, Alan. You don't get to decide who lives and who dies.

Alan Turing Yes, we do.

Peter Hilton Why?

Alan Turing Because no one else can.

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Downton Abbey

Acceptance of Flaws in Family Dynamics

Tom Branson They're decent, at the core.... And they're silly, too. And snobbish at times. And I wouldn't give ] for their politics. But I've learned to be happy with all of that. And, besides, they're my daughter's family.

[about the Crawley family; [w:Tuppence|tuppence]

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Bohemian Rhapsody

Party Planning Conversation Between Friends

Freddie Mercury Paul.

[calling Paul on the telephone]

Paul Prenter Freddie?

Freddie Mercury Sweetheart, I want to throw a party.

Paul Prenter Okay, who do you want to invite?

Freddie Mercury People! I want you to shake the freak tree and invite anyone who plops to the ground! Dwarfs and giants, magicians, Zulu tribesmen. contortionists, fire eaters, and priests. We're going to need to confess.

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Downton Abbey

Embracing Health and Wise Choices

Tom Branson Go forward in health and use your luck wisely.

[to Lucy Smith]

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The Imitation Game

Struggles with Identity and Relationships

John Cairncross What's wrong?

Alan Turing What if... what if I don't fancy being with Joan in that way?

John Cairncross Because you're a homosexual? I suspected.

Alan Turing Sh-should I tell her that I've had affairs with men?

John Cairncross You know, in my admittedly limited experience, women tend to be a bit touchy about accidentally marrying homosexuals. Perhaps not spreading this information about might be in your best interest.

Alan Turing I care for her, I truly do, but... I-I just don't know if I can pretend...

John Cairncross You can't tell anyone, Alan. It's illegal. And Denniston is looking for any excuse he can to put you away.

Alan Turing I know.

John Cairncross This has to stay a secret.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

A Masterpiece Beyond Promised Expectations

Ray Foster ]; groans] Christ. Well, I'm not entirely sure that's the album you promised us.

[after listening to [[w:Bohemian Rhapsody|Bohemian Rhapsody; Freddie stops music reel]

Freddie Mercury No, it's better than the album we promised you. It's better than any album anyone's ever promised you, darling. It is a bloody masterpiece.

Ray Foster Christ.

[under his breath]

John Reid It is a good album, Ray.

Roger Taylor We prefer "masterpiece.

Ray Foster It's expensive, and as for... Bohemian...

Brian May Rhapsody.

[clears throat]

Ray Foster ...Rhapsody. What is that?

Freddie Mercury It's an epic poem.

Ray Foster It goes on forever; 6 bloody minutes.

Freddie Mercury I pity your wife if you think 6 minutes is forever. And you know what? We're going to release it as our single.

[Paul scoffs]

Ray Foster Not possible. Anything over three minutes, and the radio stations won't program it, period. And what on Earth is it about, anyway? "Scaramouche"? "Galileo"? And all that "Ismillah" business? "Ishmillah"?

[chortles]

Freddie Mercury Bismillah.

[pause]

Ray Foster Oh, aye. Bismillah. What's it about anyway? Bloody Bismillah?

Freddie Mercury True poetry is for the listener.

Brian May It ruins the mystery if everything's explained.

Ray Foster Seldom ruins sales. 3 minutes is the standard. John.

John Reid Yeah, we need radio. Format is three minutes. I have to agree with Ray. I actually think the single's Love of my Life.

Brian May No.

John Reid Okay, how about John's song, You're My Best Friend? You know, "Ooh, you make me live." Catchy, stronger.

Ray Foster What about I'm in Love with My Car?

Brian May You're joking!

Roger Taylor Huh.

Brian May Oh, Jesus.

Ray Foster I love it. Well, ] Bohemian Rhapsody will never be that song.

[Freddie kicks Ray's desk; [Wayne's World|that's the kind of songs teenagers can crank up the volume in their car and bang their heads to.]

Brian May It's the band's decision. Bohemian Rhapsody. That's it.

Ray Foster You're My Best Friend. And it's my money.

Roger Taylor Bo-Rhap. Period.

Freddie Mercury Or we walk.

[removes music reel]

Paul Prenter ] was 7 minutes long. It was a hit.

[pauses; [w:MacArthur Park (song)|MacArthur Park]

Ray Foster Look, I'm not arguing with Bohemian whatever's...

Freddie Mercury Rhapsody.

Ray Foster ...musicianship, but there's no way in Hell the station will play a six minute quasi-operatic dirge, comprised of nonsense words! "Bismillah"? Bullshit! I paid for this record, so I say what goes!

Roger Taylor Have we no legal recourse on this?

Jim "Miami" Beach Ray, you did Dark Side of the Moon, haven't you?

Ray Foster I did.

[nods]

Jim "Miami" Beach Yeah, I absolutely love that record. Uh, legally, no. No, he's got your balls in a vice. It's a different matter in a court of public opinion, of course. Ray Foster's a giant name in the music industry, but... to the average person. Say the name "Queen", on the other hand...ears prick up.

[to Roger Taylor; answering his question; shrugs]

Ray Foster We're going with You're My Best Friend. Done.

[refusing to back down]

Freddie Mercury No, we know what we have, even if you don't. It's called Bohemian... ...Rhapsody. You will forever be known as the man who lost Queen.

[he puts his cigarette out on Ray's papers; leaves with the band]

John Reid Temperamental artists, eh? They're well aware they're tied to a contract, but who knows what goes on inside the inscrutable mind of the recording artist?

Ray Foster Mark these words. If they're not careful, by the end of the year, no one will know the name "Queen". Christ!

[brick is thrown through window]

Freddie Mercury You can take that out of our royalties, twat!

[shouting]

Ray Foster Wanker!

Brian May You can shove your gold discs! You made a mistake, Foster!

Freddie Mercury Arsehole!

Ray Foster You'll never have a gold disc, you medium talent! And to think, I worked with ].

[shouting; to Paul; [w: Jimi Hendrix|Hendrix]

The Imitation Game

Lunch Plans Among Colleagues

John Cairncross The boys, we're going to get some lunch.