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Screenwriter

Bruce Robinson, born on May 2, 1946, is a British screenwriter known for his unique writing style and profound insights into human nature. His career began in the 1970s, and he gained widespread acclaim for his work.

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Famous Bruce Robinson Quotes

“Dostoyevsky described hell as perhaps nothing more than a room with a chair in it. This room has several chairs. A young man sits in one.”

Hell Comedy Dostoevsky

Book:Withnail and I: the Original Screenplay

Source: Withnail and I: the Original Screenplay

“You have done something to your brain. You have made it high. If I lay 10 mls of diazepam on you, it will do something else to your brain. You will make it low. Why trust one drug and not the other?”

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Book:Withnail and I: the Original Screenplay

Source: Withnail and I: the Original Screenplay

“You can't be a 20-mile a day eater if you're just a 5-mile a day runner.”

Ifs Miles Runners

Author:Bruce Robinson

“I don't advise a haircut, man. All hairdressers are in the employment of the government. Hairs are your aerials. They pick up signals from the cosmos, and transmit them directly into the brain. This is the reason bald-headed men are uptight.”

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Book:Withnail and I

Source: Withnail and I

“We are indeed drifting into the arena of the unwell.”

Arena Drifting Stopped Clock

Book:Withnail and I

Source: Withnail and I

“Those with the money are eccentric. Those without, insane.”

Insane Eccentric

Book:Withnail and I

Source: Withnail and I

“He didn't like religion, hadn't liked it for years, but he adored churches, loved them like old scientific instruments whose time is long past but are nevertheless fascinating and strange.”

Years Long Past Church Strange Instruments Atheist Fascinating Nevertheless

Book:The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman

Source: The Peculiar Memories of Thomas Penman

About the Author

Born: May 2, 1946
Known for: Screenwriter
Quotes: 7

Books & Sources

Withnail and IRelated source material

Withnail and I: the Original ScreenplayRelated source material

The Peculiar Memories of Thomas PenmanRelated source material

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