Withnail and I

“Withnail and I. My number one film of all time. Written and directed by Bruce Robinson, first film. Richard E. Grant’s first film. Paul McGann, who plays the character of I. His actual character’s name is Marwood. About two out-of-work actors in... Living in Camden Town, North London, at the very end of the ’60s. And it’s about change in culture and society and people and these guys going through this time in their life. It’s brilliant. It’s hilarious. It’s profoundly poignant and sad.”

“Withnail and I is one of my favorite films in the entire world. When I was young, I was like, "This is going to be my blueprint for living." I’m sober now, so it didn’t go great. But when I first saw this film, I was like, "This is it." On "Dance Fever," I made a video called "Free"—for a song called "Free"—and Bill Nighy was in it playing my anxiety. There’s lots of theories about Withnail and I that Withnail doesn’t actually exist, he’s a kind of figment of I’s imagination.”

“Withnail and I. The greatest movie about getting drunk ever made. And when it’s over, you either never want to drink again or you want to have a ton of drinks. I think that’s a good test to let you know which way you’re breaking. Richard E. Grant, he drinks in this movie like Gabriel Byrne wears a hat in Miller’s Crossing.”