Bill Haydon [on the phone]
As I said, you may **** me but you still have to call me "Sir" in the morning.
2nd most-quoted character in Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): in 8 of its 25 quotes
Most scenes with: George Smiley (3), Control (2)
I had to pick a side, George. And the West has become so very ugly...
More lines from Bill Haydon
2 quotes Bill Haydon Bill Haydon [to Smiley]
Karla said you were very good, the one we had to worry about. But you do have a blind spot. And if I was known to be Ann's lover, you wouldn't be able to see me straight. And he was right, up to a point.
Scenes with Bill Haydon
5 scenes
[Control has just signed an official document of the British Intelligence Service.]
Would you witness this for me?
Percy Alleline I wish I could've done more, Control.
You did all you could, Percy. Well, a man should know when to leave the party.
Toby Esterhase What about Smiley?
Smiley is leaving with me. [Smiley nods to the affirmative.]
Bill Haydon [having an inaudible conversation with Esterhase. Esterhase then waves mockingly at Control and Smiley, both of whom are leaving 'The Circus'.]
You little prick, Esterhase!
Bill Haydon Well, I'm not bloody chaining it up outside. Mind you, probably no better off in here with this bunch of bloody cut-throats, they'll have the gold out of your teeth!
George! George, get in here! [Smiley enters.] George, sit down. [Smiley sits.] Take a look at this nonsense. Report by Soviet high command on their recent naval exercises in the Black Sea, just what the Admiralty has been begging us for some information on...
Where did you get this?
I didn't. Percy and his little cabal walked in with it.
Esterhase Look, Control...
Shut up!
Haydon [flicking through document, casually.]
Style appalling, blatantly a fabrication from beginning to end. It just could be the real thing.
If it's genuine it's gold dust. But its topicality makes it suspect.
Smiley is suspicious, Percy!
Where did it come from? What's the access?
Alleline
A new secret source of mine.
But how could he possibly have access-
Alleline
He has access to the most sensitive levels of policy making. We've named the operation 'Witchcraft.'
[archly.]
Oh, Percy and his pals bypassed us, Smiley. Gone straight to the minister. Percy has been allowed to keep the identity of his new friend TOP secret.
Alleline
The minister agrees with me that too many secrets are blown around here. Too much failure, too many scandals, too little solid intelligence.
Bland Percy does have a point, Control; we should be fighting Communism, not each other.
Alleline
No, we're losing our reputation, our partners-
Your bloody Yanks!
Alleline
-and we've had enough! There's going to be changes.
Esterhase We need to decide if we want to be part of the past or part of the future.
I should have left you where I found you.
Esterhase Look-!
All
Control-!
OUT! ALL OF YOU!
[Alleline, Bland and Esterhase leave. Control glares at Haydon until he too exits, leaving only Smiley and Control.]
If Witchcraft is genuine-
Nothing is genuine anymore!
Did Karla intend you to be the Chief of the Circus?
Haydon I'm not his bloody office-boy!
Haydon ...I'm a man who's made his mark.
Is there anything you would like me to pass on to Ann?
Haydon That was nothing personal, George. You have to understand. Karla said that you were good; the one we had to worry about. If I were to known as Ann's lover, he'd figure that you wouldn't be able to see me straight. And he was right, up to a point...
Up to a point...
