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title: "3 Arthur Quotes By Chris Chibnall"
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> [Growing up as a Brit, Arthur and Merlin and Camelot, and just the idea of it, is embedded in the culture and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/growing-up-as-a-brit-arthur-and-merlin-and-camelot-and-just-the-idea/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/chris-chibnall-9661_arthur_growing-up-as-a-brit-arthur-and-merlin-a_561694.jpg)

> [The extraordinary thing in all the versions of 'Camelot' and the Arthurian legend is that it's all about the romance and the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/the-extraordinary-thing-in-all-the-versions-of-camelot-and-the/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffd/chris-chibnall-9661_arthurian-legend_the-extraordinary-thing-in-all-the-versi_1219582.jpg)

> [There have been so many different versions of the legend and of 'Camelot,' so what I wanted to do was strip it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/there-have-been-so-many-different-versions-of-the-legend-and-of/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb9/chris-chibnall-9661_arthur_there-have-been-so-many-different-versio_3030958.jpg)

## Other authors on Arthur

## More by Chris Chibnall

> [My embarrassing confession is that my father is a 'Camelot: The Musical' obsessive. So as a child, when we were going to visit relatives…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/my-embarrassing-confession-is-that-my-father-is-a-camelot-the-musical/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think 'Doctor Who' is the greatest idea television has ever had, and our job is to convince the rest of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-doctor-who-is-the-greatest-idea-television-has-ever-had-and/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [If ever there was a character that was never defined by gender, it's the Doctor. The Doctor is gender fluid in that sense.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/if-ever-there-was-a-character-that-was-never-defined-by-gender-it-s/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Born And Bred' is pure escapism, and where we film is one of the most beautiful places in the country.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/born-and-bred-is-pure-escapism-and-where-we-film-is-one-of-the-most/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you want to be writing about the world that we live in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-want-to-be-writing-about-the-world-that-we-live-in/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you can tell different types of stories within a 'Doctor Who' two-parter.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-can-tell-different-types-of-stories-within-a-doctor-who/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I don't ever want to be gratuitous, for the sake of being gratuitous, but when it serves the stories and the characters, it's nice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-don-t-ever-want-to-be-gratuitous-for-the-sake-of-being-gratuitous/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [“Tony: Listen... I need to... Um... Say... I mean... I know we only met earlier... And I know I nearly set you on fire...…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/tony-listen-i-need-to-um-say-i-mean-i-know-we-only-met-earlier-and-i/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I think you always need to take new, big risks from a storytelling point of view.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-think-you-always-need-to-take-new-big-risks-from-a-storytelling/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Broadchurch' has been a life-changing experience for me, but all good stories come to an end.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/broadchurch-has-been-a-life-changing-experience-for-me-but-all-good/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [That's what I love about 'Doctor Who' - it takes you back to being the age you were when you first saw it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/that-s-what-i-love-about-doctor-who-it-takes-you-back-to-being-the/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Every writer has compressed time and procedure, and used clarifying dialogue. That's not a scandal: it's a legitimate dramatic technique.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/every-writer-has-compressed-time-and-procedure-and-used-clarifying/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [In an ideal world, 'Doctor Who' makes the whole nation eight years old, with that excitement and engagement and wide-eyedness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/in-an-ideal-world-doctor-who-makes-the-whole-nation-eight-years-old/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [Growing up as a Brit, Arthur and Merlin and Camelot, and just the idea of it, is embedded in the culture and in your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/growing-up-as-a-brit-arthur-and-merlin-and-camelot-and-just-the-idea/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

> [I don't think any of the journalists in 'Broadchurch' are villainous. I think they're all trying to do their jobs under difficult circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chris-chibnall/i-don-t-think-any-of-the-journalists-in-broadchurch-are-villainous-i/)

[Chris Chibnall](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chris-chibnall/)

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