Ralph Fiennes: Roald Dahl, Policeman
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Quotes
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Henry Sugar : I didn't do anything illegal, did I?
Policeman : Illegal?
Policeman : [screams] YOU'RE AN IDIOT!
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[first lines]
Roald Dahl : Hmm, yes. Here we are in the hut where I write. I've been in this hut for thirty years now. What is important before I start, I like to make sure I have every around me that I need. Um, cigarettes, of course. Some coffee, chocolates... And always make sure I have a sharp pencil, before I start.
[the sharpener grinds for a moment]
Roald Dahl : I have six pencils.
Roald Dahl : And then I like to clean my writing board. So many bits of rubber.
[sweeping all around]
Roald Dahl : There. And then finally one starts...
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Roald Dahl : Men like Henry Sugar are to be found drifting like seaweed all over the world. They can be seen especially in London, New York, Paris, Nassau, Montego Bay, Cannes, and San Tropez. They are not particularly bad men, but they are not good men either. They are of no particular importance; they're simply part of the decoration.
