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The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner Movie Quotes

Colin Smith Running's always been a big thing in our family, especially running away from the police.

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Brown, House Master Now when you broke into this, um, what was it...

Colin Smith Bakery

Brown, House Master Bakery, yup... what were you thinking about at the time?

Colin Smith I wasn't thinking about anything, I was too busy breaking in.

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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor What's your name?

Colin Smith Smith.

Chief Borstal Officer Say "sir" when you answer the Governor.

Colin Smith [insolently] Sir Smith.

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor That won't get you far here, lad.

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Colin Smith Running was always a big thing in our family, specially running away from the police. It's hard to understand. All I know is that you've got to run, running without knowing why, through fields and woods. And the winning post's no end, even though the barmy crowds might be cheering themselves daft. That's what the loneliness of a long distance runner feels like.

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Stacy, Drake House Leader And always remember, they've got the whip hand.

Colin Smith Do you know what I'd do if I had the whip hand? I'd get all the coppers, governers, posh whores, army officers and members of parliament and I'd stick them up against this wall and let them have it 'cause that's what they'd like to do to blokes like us.

Stacy, Drake House Leader You'll learn.

Colin Smith We'll see.

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Audrey You'll end up in prison one of these days.

Gladys If he aint careful.

Colin Smith It'd get me out of this dump.

Audrey It ain't the only way to get out of it.

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Mike Where d'you learn to drive like this?

Colin Smith Me cousin had a milk round.

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Brown, House Master So, uh, how do you come to be here?

Colin Smith [puzzled] I got sent, didn't I?

Brown, House Master [chuckles] Yes, I know you got sent, but why?

Colin Smith I got caught. Didn't run fast enough!

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Brown, House Master Just describe the action to me in your own words, put me in the picture.

Colin Smith Got over the wall of this baker's yard, broke into his office.

Brown, House Master Hmm, I think you can do a bit better than this, Smith, um, surely your nerves were on edge weren't they, you felt afraid?

Colin Smith If I felt afraid I wouldn't have broken in, would I?

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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor I used to be a runner myself, quite a useful one too but a bit of a plodder.

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Colin Smith There's other places besides London you know.

Gladys Well I don't think so.

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Brown, House Master They certainly drive themselves hard on the playing fields.

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor They're high-spirited Mr Brown.

Brown, House Master If they weren't, they wouldn't be here.

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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor You don't get anywhere without effort, do you lad?

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Brown, House Master How do we tackle the basic aggression which these lads obviously feel?

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor By channelling it in the right direction.

Brown, House Master I was just wondering whether life wasn't a little more complicated than a football match.

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Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor It was that new lad Smith who scored that goal, wasn't it?

Mr. Roach Yes, sir.

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor Ah - he can run?

Mr. Roach He's not bad, sir.

Ruxton Towers Reformatory governor Mm. Well, he might be useful to us; we better keep an eye on him.

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Mike That's five bob up the spout.

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Colin Smith Share and share alike. All for one and one for all, united we stand, divided we fall.

Mike You're a bloody poet, aren't you.

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Colin Smith The best thing to do is be cunning and stay where you are. I'm going to let them think they've got me house trained, but they never will, the bastards. To get me beat, they'll have to stick a rope around my neck.

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Colin Smith It's not that I don't like work. It's just that I don't like the idea of slaving me guts out so the bosses can get all the profits. Seems all wrong to me.

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Brown, House Master Well, you're a new boy in here, aren't you, Smith?

Colin Smith Yeah.

Brown, House Master Yeah. So am I. Two new boys in here, in a matter of speaking. Perhaps we can help one another.

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