London Spy (TV Mini Series)

Blue (2015)

Jim Broadbent: Scottie

Quotes 

• Scottie : What sort of spy would I be if I couldn't guess a man's shirt size?

• Danny : I lied.

  Scottie : About?

  Danny : I stole something... from the attic.

  Scottie : You lied well.

  Danny : It's a locked cylinder

  [draws its length on the wall] 

  Scottie : You lied wisely.

  Danny : It needs a code.

  Scottie : Which you don't know.

  Danny : No.

  Scottie : Did Alex intend it for you?

  Danny : He told me where to look.

  Scottie : Then he must have believed you capable of opening it.

• Scottie : Secrets have changed. It used to be typed documents stashed inside manila files, pages with papers stamped "Confidential," rolls of microfilm. Now it's numbers, algorithms. The contents of that cylinder are almost certainly incomprehensible - at least to us. We need an ally, a great mind.

• Scottie : Some of the people we need to speak to care very much about appearances. They look at the cut of your suit before they listen to what you say. It's not about wealth. It's about a set of signals. They require a lifetime of study, which is precisely the point. Wealth can be acquired in an instant. Tonight we must play by their rules.

• Scottie : [approaching an elite club]  Don't admire your surroundings. Affect an air of mild boredom. Don't take it too far. It needs to feel effortless. Making an effort is the surest giveaway.

  Danny : I don't think this is gonna work.

  Scottie : All we need is enough uncertainty for them to let you inside. The advantage is with us. More than anything they despise a scene.

• James : [Having been asked what he knows about Alistair Turner's murder]  Are you sure you want to continue down this road?

  Scottie : Quite sure.

  James : That's an awful shame. I'll tell you a joke. How about that?

  Scottie : It would depend on how funny I found it.

  James : [in all seriousness]  It's hysterical.