The Shelby family patriarch, Thomas “Tommy” Shelby has everything that makes a perfect antihero.
Most importantly, he speaks confidently and convincingly too.
Tommy has a penchant for infusing creativity into his sentences.
Even afterCillian Murphy won the OscarforOppenheimer, many still call his role inPeaky Blindersas his finest acting to date.
30"Im Just Reminding Myself Of Who Id Be If I Wasnt Who I Was.
He has had a rough day and isn’t in a good mood.
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Curly is shocked and asks his boss what he is doing.
Without missing a beat, Tommy delivers this great line to explain the task.
This is a nice self-reflective line for Tommy.
He knows he can’t rest and that there will never be true peace.
28"Im Thinking Ahead, Thinking Of Every Possibility, Remembering Everything That Is Happening."
His men are telling him what they know and Tommy has to formulate a plan.
The men are all looking at him and then ask him what he is doing about this.
Tommy simply lets them know something that plays into a line in the first season.
In that earlier line, he tells Arthur that he thinks so that Arthur doesn’t have to.
It wasn’t arrogance, it was just Tommy knowing his role.
Tommy explains once again his thoughts on everything going on around him.
He reveals that he forgets nothing and remembers everything that happens.
It was an intense quote and moment in the show.
27"In My Head, I Still Pay You For It."
At this moment, Lizzie is talking to Tommy about his recent impulsive actions.
Tommy wants revenge more than anything, so he orders Arthur and John to bring in Changretta.
John is taken aback, and Tommy wants to know why.
He explains that Ms. Changretta was their teacher and she was a good woman.
Arthur emphasizes that she is a good person and has nothing to do with Grace’s death.
25"All Religion Is A Foolish Answer To A Foolish Question."
Such is the case with this memorablePeaky Blindersquote from season 3, episode 3.
Despite coming from a religious background and family, Tommy Shelby himself is mostly agnostic.
24"We Just Sell Different Parts Of Ourselves."
For Tommy Shelby, almost anything that can advance his particular cause is worth doing.
Grace is taken aback, and assumes that Tommy thinks she’s a sex worker.
23"This Is Just Myself, Talking To Myself, About Myself."
22"I’m Not God.
21"She’s In The Past… And The Past Is Not My Concern."
Season 1, Episode 6
This Tommy Shelby quote is incredibly memorable for several reasons.
