RocknRolla (2008)

Tom Wilkinson: Lenny Cole

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Quotes 

• Lenny Cole : There's no school like old school, and I'm the fucking headmaster.

• Bandy : [pushing Lenny's wheelchair]  Do you want to take the elevator or the stairs, Mr Cole?

  Lenny Cole : Bandy, come here... you been drinking?

  Bandy : No, Mr Cole.

  [Lenny slaps him] 

  Lenny Cole : Think, before you drink, before you drive me mad!

• Roman : Uh, can we help you?

  Lenny Cole : You've got an act called "The Quid Lickers".

  Roman : We did, yeah.

  Lenny Cole : Hmm... And there's a singer called "Johnny Quid".

  Roman : There was.

  Lenny Cole : Well, I'd like to see Mr. Quid.

  Roman : I'd like to see him too, but uh that's gonna be a little tricky because according to the papers, the only songs Mr. Quid's gonna be singing are hymns

  Lenny Cole : And I shed a tear. I shed a tear for all those bone-tops that read the papers and believe that shit. But did you see his body? Did you see him smacked-up and cracked-up with his tongue on his chin and his cock in his hand, swinging from the rafters like a real RocknRolla? No, you didn't, did you? And nobody else fucking did either, did they? Because he ain't dead. He's alive, alive-o somewhere selling cockles and mussels and a very important painting that doesn't belong to him.

• [Lenny slaps a young Johnny] 

  Lenny Cole : Now listen to me, boy. Listen! I never did like you and neither did your real dad. You're a reject, a wrong, and a fuckin' fairy in the mirror that I inherited from your mom. But she ain't with us no more, so now it's just you and me. In one week you're going back to school - the most expensive fuckin' school in the country, I might add - then you'll be gone for another term. In the meantime, show some gratitude and keep the fuckin' music down!

  [leaves. Johnny puts the music back on and sings along with it, so Lenny returns and undoes his belt] 

• [informing on his mates] 

  Sidney Shaw : One-Two: just a two-stretch to calm the flash fucker down.

  Sidney Shaw : Mumbles thinks he's a clever boy, so give him a three.

  Sidney Shaw : Archie: he's as loyal as a dog, but he's getting a bit greedy. Four years.

• Lenny Cole : Archie, slap him, send him to school, 'cause I can't take no more of this.

• Lenny Cole : Look, you go see if you can find them two flash idiots that used to be his manager. What are they called, uh, Greek and Minnie.

  Archie : Roman and Mickey.

  Lenny Cole : Yeah, whatever.

• [after getting the property deeds from One-Two and Mumbles] 

  Lenny Cole : What's wrong with you, Archie?

  Archie : Is that not a bit strong, Lenny? I mean, they come from the same place as you, you're gonna clean them out.

  Lenny Cole : The same place as me? Do I look like a fucking immigrant? No one gave ME a leg up! They need a little bit of fear, otherwise they'll come up against me. They need a little lesson, don't they?

  Archie : [narrates]  And that is an example of how Lenny works.

• Lenny Cole : He tried to poison me, that dirty Cossack!

• Lenny Cole : I thought you lot drink vodka.

  Uri : Whisky is the new vodka.

  Lenny Cole : You're not joining me?

  Uri : I don't drink.

  Lenny Cole : [pauses before drinking]  ... Cheers.

  Uri : Cheers.

• Lenny Cole : [wearing a hat, suit, and glasses]  What d'you think we are? Gangsters?

• Lenny Cole : Listen, you lousy immigrant...

• Lenny Cole : But then a more aggressive breed of crayfish came along...